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Text Box: Activity 1: Measuring Find the weights of three animals. Fill in Chart # 1: Weights of Animals. Activity 2: Researching Specific gravity describes how many times heavier a metal is than the weight of an equal volume of water. For example, the specific gravity of gold is about 19.3. If a cup of water weighs 8 ounces, then a cup of gold would weigh 8 × 19.3 ounces, or 154.4 ounces. Find the specific gravity of these metals: lead, copper, zinc, aluminum, silver, iron, and nickel. Fill in Chart # 2: Specific Gravity of Metals. Activity 3: Calculating Use the weights of the different animals from your first chart and the specific gravities of the different metals. Pick the three metals that you would like to use to design your statues. Find the weight of a statue of each animal in each of the three metals you have chosen. Fill in chart 3. Include the name of each animal and each metal. Show all work in each box. Round all numbers to the nearest thousandth. Activity 4: Calculating Find the price of the different metals you used. Use this data to calculate how much each statue would cost. Fill in chart 2 and 4. Include the name of each animal and each metal. Show all work to find the cost in each box. Round all numbers to the nearest thousandth. Finishing the Project Choose your favorite statue. Pretend that you are going to present this statue as a gift to a city, museum, or park. Explain why you chose that statue. Why did you pick this animal? You may want to go back and find some factoids about this animal. Why did you choose this type of metal? How much would it weigh? How do you know? How much would it cost? How do you know? Explain. Be sure that your work is neat and clear. Show your data and calculations. Write any explanations you think are necessary.

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