Laboratory Activity
Earth Science • Grade 11/12
Name: Lorainne Stacey G. Obligado Date: 9/04/22
ACTIVITY 1.1.
Dust in the Universe
Objectives
At the end of this laboratory activity, the students should be able to do the following:
● Investigate different properties of dust.
● Relate the features of dust collected to its location.
● Identify how astronomers investigate dust in space.
Materials and Equipment
● clear tape
● clean short bond paper
● magnifying glass
● ruler
Procedure
1. Choose five locations around the classroom or school where you will collect dust
samples.
2. Use the sticky side of the clear tape to get dust samples on your chosen area.
3. Sort out the dust samples by their physical features (size, shape, and color). Put the
sorted clear tape with dust samples on a separate sheet of paper.
4. List the properties of the dust groups that you formed. Record your observations.
5. Also, record your observations on the characteristics of each location where you find
your dust samples.
6. Use a ruler and magnifying glass to estimate the size of the dust samples. Record
your observations.
7. Answer the guide questions below.
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Laboratory Activity
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Waste Disposal
Put all waste materials in the appropriate trash bins.
Data and Observations Table
Table 1.1.1. Description of dust samples in five locations
Description of the Dust Samples Collected
Description of
Location
the Area
Size Shape Color
Location A - ceiling 105 milimeter stretched out
- old room cobweb grey
cobweb
Location B
1 milimeter grey and black
cemented wall tiny particles
small rocks spots
Location C
shreded fur from 1-2 milimeter small, thin orange and white
cat fur combing our cat
Location D
located in the tiny spots
dirty luggage 1 milimeter grey
dust
Location E
- dirty skin 15 milimeter small, a bit thick grey
dead skin cells - scratched the
skin
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Laboratory Activity
Earth Science • Grade 11/12
Guide Questions
1. Do you think there is a relationship between the kind of dust samples collected to
the location where it is found? Explain.
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Definitely. Dust are made up of small particles from our house. Most specifically, the
atmosphere of the room and that is where dusts starts to form day by day. But as we look
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more further into, the humidity starts to get polluted whether the reason behind may be
our dead skin cells, soils, hair, etc.
2. What is the range of sizes of the dust samples that you collected?
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cobweb -7.5 centimeter , small rocks - 0.1 to 0.3 centimeter , shreded cat fur - 1 centimeter
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dusts of a dirty luggage - 0.2 centimeter , dead skin cells - 0.5 centimeter
3. What do you think will be the largest size that will qualify as dust?
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Every pieces I picked honestly are qualified as different kinds of dusts, but if it will be based
which is the longest piece, it would by the first dust I picked up which is the cobweb.
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4. How do astronomers investigate dust in space based on your dust investigation
activity?
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Astronomers use their telescopes to observe our space dusts. Rather, this observation we
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did accordingly in this given assignment are similar as we use the magnifying glass to study
1. further through how dusts look much closer.
