PPT-Measurements Countries that haven’t adopted the Metric system…yet

Customary Metric Base Unit International System SI Equivalents Length inch foot yard mile Meter m Meter m 1m 3281ft 254cm 1in Mass ounce pound ton Gram g Kilogram kg. Why do scientists need a standard system of measurements?. Remember that science must be . repeatable. – another scientist has to able to repeat your experiment using the same amounts, concentrations, lengths, weights, etc.. Happy Monday!. Warm-up sheet explanation and set-up. Warm-up. Pass out Metric System Unit Objectives. Warm Up (8-24-15). Please get out your warm up sheet and answer the . following questions.. Write down 3 things you know about the metric system.. Customary and Metric. Warm-Up. Mabel and her mom are going shopping on Saturday. They bought at least one item from each of the 3 departments that they visited. Mabel gave the clerk $120 and she got back $11.76 change. What items did they buy? Think about how much they spent. NO TAX TODAY!. The properties of matter must be measured correctly and reported without ambiguity. . Value- A quantities description that includes both a number and a unit. Units- quantities defined by standards that people have agreed to use to compare one event/object to another. ~King Henry Died unexpectedly Drinking Chocolate Milk~. Unlike our . English system . of measurement with its feet and inches, quarts and gallons, . the . metric system is very . orderly . All . variations of the units of measure are really just the units multiplied by powers of 10. . . Long Ago…. . Parts of the human body were often used to measure. The length of the king’s foot or the distance from the tip of his nose to his fingertips were both common units of measurement.. WHY DO WE USE THE METRIC SYSTEM?. Almost all other countries are using the metric system. Other countries’ companies are refusing to buy products from the U.S. if not labeled in metric units. Scientists need a universal way to communicate data (SI Units). Curriculum links. Adult Numeracy. MSS1/L1.7. . Convert units of measure in the same system (a) know the relationship between metric units. MSS1/L2.5. Calculate with units of measure within the same system (a) know the relationship between metric units. Curriculum links. Adult Numeracy. MSS1/L1.7. . Convert units of measure in the same system (a) know the relationship between metric units. MSS1/L2.5. Calculate with units of measure within the same system (a) know the relationship between metric units. a yard—is . the basis for the metric system. We can . increase. or . decrease. the value of a . base. unit by using a . prefix. 10. m. k. (This is now the same as 10,000 m). SI Units are easier to remember than English units because they are based on multiples of . Mata Kuliah : Perbengkelan . Dosen : Supriyanto, S.TP, M.Kom. English System?. The English system of measurement grew out of the creative way that people measured for themselves.  . Familiar . objects and parts of the body were used as measuring devices.  For example, people measured shorter distances on the ground with their feet.. What do we measure most in science?. English. Metric. Metric Symbol. Foot. Volume. Gallon. Pound. Temperature. Fahrenheit. Metric system. What do we measure most in science?. English. Metric. Metric Symbol. is used . very little in the United States. The metric system does not use . inches, feet. , pounds, and so on, but its units for time and electricity are the same . as those . used now in the United States. First, in order to view this presentation properly you must select "Slide Show” then choose “From Beginning”. Use the arrow keys to . change slides. . Next, as you go through the presentation take notes on metric measurement. DO NOT WRITE EVERYTHING. Read the information .