ACTIVITY 1 LAB REPORT

I.

Topic
Measurement of Length

II.

Materials
1 Meter stick and metric ruler calibrated in centimeters and in inches
1 roll of String
Objects with regular shapes:
2 pcs. small rectangular blocks
1 pc. cylinder (specifically graduated cylinder)
1 pc. ball
1 pc. disk

III.

Method
A. The meter and the foot
Using a meter-stick and a metric ruler, the length of the
laboratory table were measured in both meters and feet in which
measurements were obtained up to the nearest millimeter (mm) (1 mm

= 0.001 m) and to the nearest

1
16

of an inch (in) (

1
16

in. =

0.00521 ft.). There were two trials made.

After the results were recorded in the Data and Results table,
the equivalent number of feet to make one meter is then calculated.

B. The inch and the centimeter

The length, width, and thickness of one of the wooden blocks

were measured in centimeters and in inches. For accurate
measurements, the zero mark of the meter-stick was aligned with the
edge of the block. It was also made sure that the line marks on the
meter-stick were perpendicular to the surface of the block to eliminate
chances of committing parallel errors. Two trials were made for each
measurement and the average of the values was obtained.
From the averages, the number of centimeters to make an inch
was then computed up to the second decimal place.
C. Measure
The diameters and circumferences of the cross sections of the
cylinder, sphere, and disk were measured in centimeters. To obtain
accurate values of the diameters, the object was placed between two
blocks of wood; then, the distance between the blocks was measured.
As for measuring the circumferences, a string was wrapped around the
cross section. The point where the string overlapped was marked and
the distance between these marks was measured. Two trials for the
measurement of each diameter and circumference were made. The
average of the values was then computed.

IV.

Data and Results

A. Length of Table

Trial

LENGTH
meter (m)

feet (ft)

1
2
Average

3.000
3.015
(a) 3.008

9.750
9.812
(b) 9.781

Based on (a) and (b), 1 meter = 3.252 ft.

B. Length, width, and thickness of the wooden block

Trial
1
2
Average

LENGTH
(cm)
(in)
12.50
4.875
12.40
4.813
12.45
4.844

WIDTH
(cm)
3.8
3.8
3.8

(in)
1.50
1.56
1.53

THICKNESS
(cm)
(in)
3.80
1.50
3.90
1.56
3.85
1.53

(a) Based on length, 1 in. = 2.570 cm.

(b) Based on width, 1 in. = 2.5 cm.
(c) Based on thickness, 1 in. = 2.52 cm.
Average of (a), (b), and (c): 1 in. = 2.53 cm.
C. Diameter (d) and circumference (C)

Trial
1
2
Average
C/d

CYLINDER
d (cm)
C (cm)
5.7
17.9
5.8
17.8
5.75
17.85
3.10

SPHERE
d (cm)
C (cm)
3
10.1
3.1
9.9
3.05
10
3

(a) Average of C/d = experimental = 3.12

(b) Percentage of error for = 0.64 %
% error = / 3.12-3.14 / x 100%
3.14
% error = 0.64%

DISK
d (cm)
1.9
1.8
1.85

C (cm)
6
6.1
6.05
3.27

V.
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Conclusion
Measurement plays a vital role in the comparison of an object with a
standard. Through measurement, we are able to express objects in numbers,
therefore, increasing our knowledge about the object.
Furthermore, there are two ways that made measuring possible;
directly with the use of measuring devices or indirectly by means of
calculation using a known equation or formula. However, based on the results
of the activity conducted which makes use of direct measurement, it was
found out that there was a slight difference in measurement reading. It could
be that the slight differences are due to the disagreement of the conductors
reading (e.g. human errors) or due to the measuring device that was used. This
suggests that measurements typically have an uncertainty, in this case, in their
hundredths place.
Nevertheless, the computed experimental Metric-English equivalent
was not that far from the accepted Metric-English equivalents and that the
percentage of error for the experimental was very minimal and almost
negligible (0.64%). With this, it could be concluded that if more trials were

made, the lesser difference there is between the experimental value and
accepted value so is the percentage of error for .