PDF-METRIC PREFIXES AND SI UNITS

Overview Metric Prefixes are incredibly useful for describing quantities of the International System of Units SI in a more succinct manner When exploring the world of electronics these units of m. Prefixes. reading standard=1.8 Use knowledge of prefixes to determine the meaning of words.. Prefixes. Today we are going to use prefixes to determine the meaning of words.. Determine= figure out. What are going to do today?. Rap. http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOJrjNR7ZZM. . What are root words?. Roots are the main part of the word. . In . the word bi. cycle. , "cycle" is the root. . The . word can be accompanied by many prefixes including "re" or "bi." . Course 1. Warm Up. Lesson Presentation. Problem of the Day. Warm Up. Multiply the following by 1,000.. 1.. . 0.03 . 2.. 4.02. Divide the following by 1,000.. 3.. 30 . 4.. 487.1. . 30. 4,020. . EQ: How can you apply your understanding of measurement units to express larger units in terms of smaller units within one system?. Vocabulary. Capacity. -the measurement of how much liquid a container can hold. What is a Prefix?. A prefix is an attachment before or in front of an existing word or stem, serving to form a new word or new meaning. . . New . meaning. example: . . “. un-. ” makes a . happy. Using a . retinal camera, an ophthalmologist photographs the retina of the . eye.. Learning Goal . . Use the numerical values . of prefixes . to write a metric equality. . Prefixes. A special feature of the SI as well as the metric system is that a . H. istory. The Metric System. Definition. The metric system is a system of units for measurement developed in late 18th century France by the chemist Lavoisier to replace the disparate systems of measures then in use with a unified, natural and universal system. In the early metric system there were several fundamental or base units, the grad or grade for angles, the . 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 . and Suffixes. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Yes, this is an actual word. What does it mean? . Biology can be filled with words that sometime seem incomprehensible. By "dissecting" these words into discrete units, even the most complex terms can be understood. . The basic unit of length in the metric system All units of length in the metric system are derivedone hundredth1 centimeter1 one-hundredth of a meter10001 kilometer km1000 meters mhecto-1001 hectomete 4 Learning Objective(s) Describe the general relationship between the U.S. customary units and metric units of length, weight/mass, and volume Define the metric prefixes and use them to perform Kindergarten . Lesson . 18 - Text . Mapping. re-. -s. -. er. -. ing. un-. -. ed. He is jump. ing. .. He jump. ed. .. He is a jump. er. .. Here are two jumper. s. .. 2. . He is jumping.. He jumped.. He is a jumper..