Purpose
The purpose of this activity is to be able to use Dial Calipers to measure car parts.
The purpose of this activity is to be able to use Dial Calipers to measure car parts.
Compare your measurements of the Passenger Section with a teammate who measured the same part.
a. Are your measurements identical to your teammate's measurements? If no, describe the difference(s).
None of my measurements were identical to my teammates. They were usually off by about 0.01 to 0.1 inches.
b. Why would your measurements differ from those of another student who measured the same object?
No two dial calipers are the same and the measurements go into the thousandths. Even if the measurements aren't identical, they are extremely close to one another.
Conclusion
1. What additional tools may have helped to measure these parts?
A tool that could have helped would have been a ruler.
2. Revisit number 1 above. measure at least five of the dimensions of your next part using a standard ruler and record thee measurements in the brackets next to each caliper measurement. Which measuring device (the caliper or the ruler) provides the best measurements?
The caliper because the ruler only goes into hundredths at most while the caliper can continue into the thousandths, which makes it more accurate.
a. Are your measurements identical to your teammate's measurements? If no, describe the difference(s).
None of my measurements were identical to my teammates. They were usually off by about 0.01 to 0.1 inches.
b. Why would your measurements differ from those of another student who measured the same object?
No two dial calipers are the same and the measurements go into the thousandths. Even if the measurements aren't identical, they are extremely close to one another.
Conclusion
1. What additional tools may have helped to measure these parts?
A tool that could have helped would have been a ruler.
2. Revisit number 1 above. measure at least five of the dimensions of your next part using a standard ruler and record thee measurements in the brackets next to each caliper measurement. Which measuring device (the caliper or the ruler) provides the best measurements?
The caliper because the ruler only goes into hundredths at most while the caliper can continue into the thousandths, which makes it more accurate.