The Dimensional Analysis Olympics - COACH KRATOWICZ



502920011430000Name _______________________________ Date____________Period ____Dimensional Analysis Olympics Attention Olympians! For each event, collect the data that you need to complete the event and to perform the necessary dimensional analysis calculations. Show ALL of your calculations and include units to receive full credit. Remember that all of your measurements should be in metric. You can all be gold medal winners!Materials: One Tootsie Roll & Hershey’s kiss candy per student, metric ruler, stop watch, electronic balance, marker, meter stickEvent #1: Markers Around the WorldHow many markers would you need to put end to end in order to wrap markers around the equator of the Earth? (The Earth’s circumference at the equator is 24,902 miles.)Calculations:Final Result: _______________________________Event #2: Mass of a KissHow many individual Hershey’s Kisses would it take to make one 5-pound Hershey’s Kiss? (Note: 1 pound = 453.59 grams) Calculations:Final Result: ______________________________Event #3: Tootsie Roll TollOne pound of Tootsie Rolls costs $3.99 ($3.99/ lb). How much would one tootsie roll cost? (Note: 1 pound = 453.59 grams)Calculations:Final Result: ________________________________Event #4: Tootsie Roll ChewHow many pieces of Tootsie Rolls could you eat in ten hours? Calculations:Final Result: _____________________________Event #5: A Hoppin’ Good TimeCalculate your hopping speed in meters/second. How many hours would it take you to hop from Indianapolis to Chicago nonstop (distance of 190 miles)? (Hint: convert your hopping speed from m/s to miles /hour)Calculations:Final Result: _____________________________Event #6: Candy TollOne pound of hard candy costs $3.99. How much would one piece of candy cost? (Note: 1 pound = 453.59)Calculations:Final Result: _______________________________Event #7: Matchbox 20 (or more?)Find the volume of the matchbox in cm3. Calculate how many matchboxes it would take to fill up a drawer if the drawer measures 12 inches long x 11 inches wide x 7 inches deep. (hint: find volume of drawer)Calculations:Final Result: _______________________________ ................
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