Teach precision linear measurement, significant figures and approximation with this unique kit. Give your students concrete experience using industrial tools and various unknowns. The kit includes a detailed instruction manual, a micrometer reading to 0.01 mm over a range of 35 mm and a stainless steel dial caliper reading to 0.1 mm with a range of 12 cm. It also includes a 10 cm polished steel rule marked in increments of 1 mm which at 1 cm wide and 1 mm thick has a volume of 1 cm3. Unknowns to be measured include a 3/4" steel sphere, a round aluminum rod, a plugged aluminum tube and a rectangular aluminum block.
The complete kit comes in a fitted plastic case for easy stacking. Its transparent top makes for easy inspection.