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Science experiment!
Overview:
Using a small test sample of snow, learn its weight, cubic volume, and liquid volume. Next, measure a larger test area of snow, and calculate it’s weight, cubic volume, and liquid volume.
The Experiment:
1) Online research: find the weight of water by volume (“example: water weighs x pounds per gallon”).
2) Cut a block of snow — say, about 6 inches on a side.
3) Immediately weigh the block of snow. Take the scale outside, so you can weigh the snow without it melting.
4) Calculate the volume of snow, in gallons or ounces, from the weight.
5) Let the snow melt in a container.
6) Measure the volume of snow.
7) Was your calculation correct?
Follow up questions:
Q1) Our block of snow was six inches on a side. Can you convert that to cubic feet?
Q2) Measure an area of snow in the yard. How many cubic feet of snow are there in the test area?
Q3) Using what you learned about the weight per cubic volume, what is the total weight of the snow in your test area?
Q4) How many gallons of snow are in your test area?
Q5) (Advanced) Can you write your math calculations as algebraic formulas?
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