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. Measurements and Abbreviations. There are others in the Student Handout book. The most common ones (Must know). C=Celsius. F =Fahrenheit. G or gr =Gram. Gr. = grain. L= liter. Ml= Milliliter. Mg=Milligram. 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.. ~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. . Measurements and Abbreviations. There are others in the Student Handout book. The most common ones (Must know). C=Celsius. F =Fahrenheit. G or gr =Gram. Gr. = grain. L= liter. Ml= Milliliter. Mg=Milligram. Circle the items that you believe are matter:. Table. . Air. Glass. Sound. Light. Sand. Write your own definition of what matter is.. Is It Matter?. What is your definition??. The Metric System Is. The standard system used around the world by scientists.. . 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. 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. 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 . Introduction to Engineering Design. The International System of Units (SI). The International System of Units (SI) is a system of units of measurement consisting of seven base units. The abbreviation SI is from the French “. 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. 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 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 .