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hp calculators Unit Conversions hp calculators Unit Conversions Version 10 Metric units and Imperial units Measurements of quantities such as length mass or temperature use units Metric unit. 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.. 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.. 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.. You’ll Learn: To use and convert metric units of measure.. Type. Unit. Reference. Example. Length. Millimeter (mm). Centimeter. (cm). Meter (m). Kilometer (km). About the thickness. of a dime. About the width of your little finger. 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. 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.. Understand how to use the metric system to measure in science.. Understand how to convert units.. Understand why we need to convert units.. SI Units. Base Units. Time – second (s). Length – meter (m). 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 is used by all scientists because scientists need to share a common measurement system. . SI . Measurement. . “The . Metric . System”. Originated 1790’s France at the request of the King to his Academy of Sciences. 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. 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