HOW BIG IS A MOLE?

Internet Activity

 

Objective: to use your problem solving skills and knowledge of the internet and mole to find the answer to the problem that has been assigned to your lab group.

Procedure:

  1. Read your problem carefully. Only you and your partner may confer on this problem.
  2. Determine what information is given to you.
  3. Determine what information you are asked to find. Don't forget the UNITS!
  4. Begin your additional research using the internet. You may also use books and related objects that will give you the needed information. Measuring devices will be available from the teacher.
  5. You must not only show all work, but also explain each step in a neat, clear, and logical manner.
  6. You must include a diagram in your report and the URLs that you used. All reports must be typed.
  7. The final report is due Wed., Nov. 17. The day of the mole quiz.

The Problems:

1. A mole of marbles would cover the continental U.S. to a depth of how much?

 2. A mole of dollar bills joined end to end would encircle the earth how many times?

 3. A mole of 2-Liter bottles stacked end to end would encircle the sun how many times? (They are made of heat resistant plastic.)

 4. A mole of pop cans stacked on top of one another would reach from here to the sun and back how many times?

 5. A mole of pennies stacked end to end would reach from here to the sun and back how many times?

 6. A mole of Skittles would fill how many holes the size of Lake Erie?

 7. A mole of basketballs would cover the surface of the earth to a depth of how much?

 8. A mole of Saturn automobiles placed end to end would encircle the planet Saturn how many times?

 9. A mole of Mars candy bars placed end to end would reach from here to Mars and back how many times?

10. A mole of moles (the mammal) would have a mass how many times greater than the mass of the earth?

 

Good Luck and enjoy your work.

Questions? Comments??

Betty Howson