THE METRIC SYSTEM

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HOMEWORK CONTINUE FINDING CONSTELLATIONS AND RECORDING THEM CONTINUE FINDING CONSTELLATIONS AND RECORDING THEM TAKE BLUE BOOK HOME UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO RETURN IT. TAKE BLUE BOOK HOME UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO RETURN IT. REVIEW NOTES REVIEW NOTES WORKSHEET ON LENGTH WORKSHEET ON LENGTH

OBJECTIVE: EXPLAIN THE UNITS USED TO MEASURE LENGTH IN THE METRIC SYSTEM. EXPLAIN THE UNITS USED TO MEASURE LENGTH IN THE METRIC SYSTEM.

WHAT UNIT IS USED TO MEASURE DISTANCE AT THE OLYMPICS?

WHAT UNIT IS USED TO MEASURE MASS AT THE OLYMPICS?

WHAT UNIT IS USED TO MEASURE TIME AT THE OLYMPICS?

WHY DO WE USE THE METRIC SYSTEM? Almost all other countries are using the metric system Other companies refusE to buy products from the U.S. if not labeled in metric units Scientists need a universal way to communicate data (SI Units)

When and why was the metric system invented? The metric system was invented in 1790 The metric system was invented in 1790 The metric system was invented because countries were using many different systems of measurement causing confusion and lack of consistency The metric system was invented because countries were using many different systems of measurement causing confusion and lack of consistency

WHAT DOES THE METRIC SYSTEM MEASURE? The ____ measures mass The ___measures volume which is used when measuring liquids The ____ measures the length of an object or the distance from place to place GRAM LITER METER

WHAT IS LENGTH? DISTANCE ___________ ___________ __________ DISTANCE ___________ ___________ __________ FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

COMPLETE THE CHART BELOW 1 km = ___________m 1 km = ___________m 1 m = ____________ cm 1 m = ____________ cm 1 cm = ___________mm 1 cm = ___________mm 1 m = ____________ mm 1 m = ____________ mm 1 km = ____________mm 1 km = ____________mm 1 km = ____________ cm 1 km = ____________ cm ,000, ,000

APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS BETWEEN METRIC & US LENGTH UNITS A meter is about the same length as a ________ A meter is about ____ feet long An inch is about ___ millimeters A foot contains about ___ centimeters YARD

The longer lines on the metric ruler are called… centimeters centimeters

The shorter lines on the ruler are called: millimeters millimeters

MEASUREWHATTOOLUNIT LENGTH MASS VOLUME TIME TEMPERA TURE FILL OUT THIS CHART AND THEN CHECK WITH THE NEXT SLIDE WHICH IS THE ANSWER KEY – BE HONEST

MEASUREWHATTOOLUNIT LENGTH DISTANCE METER STICK METER MASS AMOUNT OF MOLECULES BALANCE SCALE GRAM VOLUME SPACE TAKEN UP CYLINDER BEAKER LITER TIME PASSAGE OF CLOCK SECOND TEMPERAT URE MOVEMENT OF MOLECULES THERMO- METER CELSIUS