PPT-1 Weighing Children in Metric Units

Bundle Deep Dive Session July 17 2018 Presenters MD FAAP FACEP FAEMS Dr Kate Remick MD FAAP FACEP FAEMS Krystle Bartley MA Diana Fendya MSN R RN The HRSA MCHB EIIC is supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA of the US Department of Health and Human Services HHS under grant number U07MC29829 This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA HHS or the US Government. S 1 ft 12 in 1 yard 3 ft 1 mile 5280 ft 1 cup 8 64258 oz 1 pint 2 cups 1 qt 4 cups 2 pints 1 gallon 4 qts 1 lb 16 oz MetricUS 1 in 254 cm 1 yd 0914 m 1 km 0621 miles 1 kg 220 lb 454 g 1 lb 1 ton 9072 kg 1 grain 0000065 kg 946 mL 1 qt 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. ~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. . 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.. 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. Capacity. Capacity refers to how much something can hold or how much space it takes up. We can measure the capacity of regular object using the formula . length x width x height. .. 10 cm. 9 cm. 8 cm. . 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. H. istory. The Metric System. Definition. The metric system is a system of units for measurement developed in late 18th century France by the chemist Lavoisier to replace the disparate systems of measures then in use with a unified, natural and universal system. In the early metric system there were several fundamental or base units, the grad or grade for angles, the . 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. 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 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. 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. 16. th. Marcel Grossmann Meeting. July 5 – 10, 2021. David Lucchesi. , Luciano Anselmo, Massimo Bassan, Marco Lucente, Carmelo . Magnafico. , Carmen Pardini, Roberto Peron, Giuseppe . Pucacco. , Feliciana Sapio, Massimo Visco.