Aspirin is the world's most commonly used analgesic, or pain reliever. There are many brands of aspirin on the market, each advertised as being effective. Scientific Inquiry Students use appropriate techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
Students weigh aspirin tablets with a balance calibrated in milligrams.
Students use mathematics to calculate the percentage of aspirin in each tablet and the cost of aspirin. They also convert units. Students construct line graphs or histograms. Page maintained by Steve Gentle, Research Associate.