Using a Balance Scale to Find Density

Follow Mr. Diamond's directions, below. (Review the Density Calculating Machine Group Project: General Specifications before you begin.)

1. How Do I Make a Scale?
Scroll half-way down the page until you see a picture of Mr. P. Read his example.

2. Antique Brass Jeweler's Scale with Weights
What makes this design good? There are a few things.

3. Antique Double Pan Scale, from DTradingPost.com
See the picture "Antique - Voland & Sons, Model 100 (m3694)". Why is this design good?

4. Antique Brass Scales
Scroll down. Find and click on "Antique Brass Hanging Scale with 1877 date****Nice". Why is this design good?

Continue to scroll down. Click on "19th Century Antique Brass Pendulum Scale w/Weights". What is the difference between this balance and the one above?

5. Oertling/England Walnut & Brass Double Pan Scale
What makes this design good?

6. Masses & Weights, from Home Science Tools: the Gateway to Discovery
Look at the plastic colored mass cubes on this page. We will be using cubes similar to these to test and use your balances.

7. List of Density of Various Substances
Densities of substances in g/cm cubed. Please read this whole page carefully.

8. Densities of Common Substances
More densities. Longer list g/cm cubed.

9. Strange Matter
Check out the links on this page - they are fun!