PPT-Metric Length

Measuring Length Meter Base Unit Decimeter is 110 of a meter 01 Centimeter is 1100 of a meter 001 Millimeter is 11000 of a meter 0001 centimeter millimeter There are 1000 millimeters in a whole meter. 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.. Let’s Review. Length. Mass/Weight. Capacity. 1 km=. 1,000 m. 1 kg = 1,000 g. 1 L =. 1,000 mL. 1 m =. 100 cm. METRIC LENGTH. HOW LONG IS IT?. Name one item that is the same length as:. 1. centimeter. 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. Measurements. It is important. that . measurements. be accurate &. easily . communicated. to other people. The scientific. system of. measurement. is called the. metric system. Scientists . Use metric . . No Cussing!. The following 4-Letter. words are forbidden here:. Inch Mile. Foot Pint. Yard Acre. And we never swear the . BIG F . (use. o. C). Please keep it clean and. Metric. SI System. The International System of Units. Metric Length is based on a meter.. Meter Stick (a little longer than a yard). Millimeter .  1,000mm = 1 m. mm to measure about a spot on a ladybug. Centimeter .  100cm = 1 m. cm is about the length of a thumbtack. 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. 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 Kate Hall. Metric Units of Measurement. Length. Millimeter (mm) – 10 mm = 1 Centimeter. Centimeter (cm) – 100 centimeters = 1 meter. Decimeter (dm) – 1 decimeter = 10 centimeters. Meter (m) - 1 meter = 100 centimeters. 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. 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 Which is longer? . A. 1 mile or 1 kilometer. B. 1 yard or 1 meter. C. 1 inch or 1 centimeter. 1.6 kilometers. 1 mile. 1 yard = . 0.9144 . meters. 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters. Metric Units. The basic unit of length in the metric system in the . Select and use standard metric units of measure and convert between units using decimals to two places (for example change 2.75 . litres. to 2750 ml, or vice versa). Read and interpret scales on a range of measuring instruments, .