Volume Reading draws a graduated cylinder, a 50 mL buret or a beaker holding the volume you type, with the meniscus drawn so students read the volume at its bottom. On the cylinder and the buret, readings go one digit past the smallest mark (the estimated digit), so the same figure works for reading glassware and for significant figures. A beaker, with its coarse marks, is read to the whole mL. Each instrument starts with its usual scale; you can pick finer or coarser marks, number them more or less often or not at all, and print it in mL or cm³.
Teachers use it for measurement questions on tests, worksheets and lab practicals. Add a magnified view of the scale around the meniscus so the marks stay readable in print, and turn on the answer key to print the reading under the figure for your key.
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Read at the bottom of the meniscus, with your eye level with it. Work out what each small mark is worth, find the last mark below the meniscus, then estimate one more digit between marks. On a 100 mL cylinder marked every 1 mL, that means reading to 0.1 mL, like 43.6 mL.
A buret measures the liquid let out through its stopcock, so 0 is at the top and the numbers grow downward to 50 mL. It is marked every 0.1 mL, so students read it to 0.01 mL at the bottom of the meniscus.
No. A beaker’s usual marks are only every 10, 25 or 50 mL, depending on its size, so it is read to the whole mL. Putting a beaker and a graduated cylinder side by side makes a good question on precision.
Yes. Under Scale, pick how far apart the smallest marks are and how often they are numbered, from spacings that suit the instrument: a 25 mL cylinder can be marked every 0.2, 0.5 or 1 mL and numbered every 1 or 5 mL. Choose No numbers to leave the numbered marks blank for students to work out. Readings follow the marks, one digit past the smallest.
Yes. Under Scale, choose cm³. A cubic centimeter is the same size as a milliliter, so the reading stays the same; only the unit on the glass and in the answer key changes.
Yes. Under Magnifier, choose Magnifier only to show just the enlarged stretch of scale around the meniscus, or Instrument only to leave the magnifier out.
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