ACCURACY & PRECISION LAB: (Significant Digits, aka: Significant Figures)
There would seem to be nothing, that strikes more fear into the hearts of young science students more than the mention of significant digits, aka significant figures. I think that’s in part due to the fact that students don’t see the practical application of these internationally accepted rules for recording the accuracy and precision of data and results. Here, I think, is a great lab to help students understand how an