PPT-METRIC CONVERSION

How to convert within the metric system Copyright 2003 2004  M J Krech All rights reserved The Metric System is based on sets of 10 1 x 10 10 10 X 10 100 10 x 100 1000. Lee-Ad Gottlieb Hebrew U.. Aryeh Kontorovich Ben Gurion U.. Robert Krauthgamer Weizmann Institute. TexPoint fonts used in EMF. . Read the TexPoint manual before you delete this box.: . A. A. A. A. via . Approximate . Lipschitz. Extension. Lee-Ad Gottlieb Ariel University. Aryeh. . Kontorovich. Ben-Gurion University. Robert . Krauthgamer. Weizmann Institute. TexPoint. fonts used in EMF. . ~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. . . What is Matter?. Matter is anything that takes up space. Can you think of examples of matter?. All matter has Mass. What IS mass?. Mass is the amount of material that an object has.. Tools of Scientists. 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.. Conversion Factor. What is a conversion factor?. A conversion factor is a fraction whose numerator and denominator represent the same quaintly . but. use different units. . Thus the fraction is equal to 1.. . 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 Conversion is the process of changing from the old system to the new one. . There are four methods of handling a systems conversion:. Parallel . conversion. . Direct . conversion (also called “Big Bang”) . Lay out sentence strip. Fold in half.. Repeat.. Repeat again.. Step 2 – Sections!. Unfold Sentence Strip. Draw vertical lines on 6 fold creases. Step 3 – Label!. Add metric . prefixes. to top line. 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. 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 I really Thank you for your email. I really appreciate the support that I have received and the opportunity it has given me to reconsider the issues involved as I responded to the many points that con LINEAR MEASURE (LENGTH/DISTANCE) IMPERIAL METRIC 1 inch 25.4 millimetres 1 foot (=12 inches) 0.3048 metre 1 yard (=3 feet) 0.9144 metre 1 (statute) mile (=1760 yards) 1.6093 kilometres 1 (naut