PPT-Nature of Science: Notes on Metric System (A.K.A. International System of Units)

Why use the Metric System Base of 10 making it easy to Use Consistent with other scientists around the world Metric systems base units Length meter m Volume liter l Mass kilogram Kg. 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.. ANSWER ON BACK:. 1) Names & abbreviations of the different “metric units” which appear on your collage. 2) What kinds of things do you think each “metric unit” is used to measure?. 3) What “English unit” would you compare each “metric unit” to?. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 . All scientific measurements are made using the Metric System.. It is also called the SI System (La Systeme International d’Unites). The . United . States is the only major country that does not use this system.. is used . very little in the United States. The metric system does not use . inches, feet. , pounds, and so on, but its units for time and electricity are the same . as those . used now in the United States. 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 . How would you measure these objects?. leq. 1: Why do we use metric in science if we don’t use it anywhere else?. English vs. Metric System. English . Used in the U.S. , Myanmar and Liberia. Dates back to the 18.