Clothes peg
Physical quantities
Length
Mass
I need to measure the mass of a clothes peg. Choose the right measuring tool. The aim of this activity is choosing the best measuring tool to measure mass of clothes peg (use a clothes peg of different sizes). We have several kind of weight, they have different accuracy.
Volume
I need to measure volume of a clothes peg. Choose the right measuring tool. The aim of this activity is choosing the best measuring tool to measure volume of clothes peg (use a clothes peg of different sizes). We have several kind of measuring cylinder. Don´t forget, that the clothes peg must be submerged in water.
Density
Clothes peg is made of wood. What is the wood density?
Would you use the whole clothes peg to measure its mass and volume?
The bigest clothes peg
On internet I found this information about the biggest clothes peg:
"The biggest clothes peg in the world is from 1976 in America, in Philadelphia. It is made of steel and its height is 13,7 meters."
"The biggest clothes peg is situated in Europe, in a Belgian city Liege. It is the Chaudfontaine park decoration. It´s 20 feet high."
Which of these two clothes peg is really the biggest?
Hint: 1 ft = 0,3048 m, 1 m = 3,2808 ft
