use a "metric ladder" to convert between metric mass units
use a balance to measure the mass of five objects
measure the masses of pre- and post-1982 pennies and graph the results
Students will need centigram balances and various objects to weigh; you will need to provide a supply of old and new pennies. You will also need to explain MANY times how "y = mx + b" relates to chemistry.
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