PPT-Metric System Conversions

Pax Academy Math The 7 increments Kilo Hecto Deca unit Deci Centi Milli km hm dam m dm cm mm kg hg dag g dg cg mg kl hl dal l dl cl ml 1 km hm Kilo. 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.. Lingwall. The Metric System: Just Do It. “At this time, only three countries—Burma, Liberia, and the US—have not adopted the International System of Units (SI, or metric system) as their official system of weights and measures.”. A.S. 1.1.1 – 1.1.3. Is the US a metric country? Should it be?. Read the article you’ve been handed with these two questions in mind.. 5. minutes—. silent . read and take notes.. Turn and talk to your group members (you all had the same article)—2 minutes. Chapter 4. MAT 119. Objectives. Recall from memory the metric and household approximate equivalents.. Convert among units of measurement within the same system.. Convert units of measurement from one system to another.. T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/. So How Do I Do A Metric Conversion?. We will be using a method called The Stair-step Method of Metric Conversion.. It requires two things; one, that you be able to count to 6, and two, that you know your left from your right.. Unit EQ: Why is it important to know how to use chemistry skills?. Identifying Laboratory Equipment. EQ: Why is it important to know how to use different types of laboratory equipment?. Identifying Laboratory Equipment Notes. EQ. : Why do we convert units. ?. Vocabulary:. . metric, standard, conversion factor, unit. Activator – Anticipation Guide. For the following statements, decide T or F in the before column only.. Before Lesson (T/F) . Solve unit conversion problems.. Use dimensional analysis to convert between metric units.. Determine the meaning of common metric prefixes.. Use dimensional analysis to convert between metric and non-metric 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 . T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/. Purpose of the Metric System:. The metric system is a system of weights and . measures implemented . in 1795 in France. .. Scientists . around the world use it as the international standard to clearly communicate data.. 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 . 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. Physics . What is the Metric System?. Aka. S.I. System (International Standards) . A . tool for measurement of different values. Very. . consistent . unit . of measurement. For Example:. Length. Mass. 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 .