Experiment Title: Soda Straw Balance
Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Process-oriented objectives: The students will be able to measure weights of very small objects using the soda straw balance.
Processes addressed: observing, communicating, measuring, predicting, and inferring
NSES Content Standards: A &E
Source of Experiment: Formulating and testing hypothesis; experimenting and constructing model.
Materials: straws, bolts or screws, pins, equal sided blocks, and scissors.
Safety Precautions: Teacher should help students insert pin through straw and oversee the cutting of the tip…
