PPT-Review of MEASUREMENT LEQ: HOW CAN VARIOUS MATERIALS BE MEASURED USING THE METRIC SYSTEM?

How would you measure these objects leq 1 Why do we use metric in science if we dont use it anywhere else English vs Metric System English Used in the US Myanmar and Liberia Dates back to the 18. Metric System. The metric system is based on a base unit that corresponds to a certain kind of measurement. Length = meter. Volume = liter. Weight (Mass) = gram. Prefixes plus base units make up the metric system . By: Daniel Cornelius. Long, long ago.. Before “numbers”. 9. th. Millennium BC: Different types of clay tokens were used to tally agricultural products in Mesopotamia.. Use of written symbols to represent tallies.. ~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. . Using Evidence from your reading of, “Why Don’t We Complain” by William f. Buckley (p.76-82). LEQ: How can situations presented in literature warrant a mixed reaction from the Audience?. What Do I know about this LEQ?. 1. Vocabulary. beaker. – a wide mouthed container with a pouring spout used in science labs . graduated . cylinder. – a tall cylindrical shaped container used to measure the volume of a liquid. . 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. ). The International System of Units (SI) is a system of units of measurement consisting of seven base units. Mostly . widely used system of measurement. The United . States is the only industrialized nation that has not adopted the SI . System of measurement based on the decimal or powers of 10. The word ’metric’ comes from the French word for ‘measure’. Official name of the metric system is the . international system of measurements. System of Units. (SI). Learning Targets:. Use appropriate tools and equipment for measuring. . Use the metric system for measuring. . Use the “ladder method” and dimensional analysis to convert values between metric and English units. Metric System. The . metric system. . (also known as the international system of units) was introduced by France in . 1799. The United States is the only industrialized country . in the world that . Drill . On your giant whiteboard, separate the board into 4 different sections with a section in the middle (see picture above) . Each person will solve the following problem in one of the sections:. Metric System The metric system is based on a base unit that corresponds to a certain kind of measurement Base unit for length = meter Base unit for volume = liter Base unit for mass = gram A prefixes plus a base unit makes up the metric system 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 . The Dolby Screen Advertising Guide to Sound which aims to provide vital information to our members on how to maximise the quality-versus-cost ratio through better understanding