L. Bernard, 2015 Do Now!!! After reading the two articles in google classroom, what was your opinion on the metric system? Should the USA switch to the metric system or continue using the standard measurement system?

L. Bernard, 2015 Units of Measurement

L. Bernard, 2015 The Metric System Also known as the International System of Units (SI Units) Units are based on multiples of 10 Makes it easy to convert

L. Bernard, 2015 SI Base Units

Other Base Units Volume Energy Temperature Liter, L Joule, J L. Bernard, 2015 Other Base Units Volume Liter, L Energy Joule, J Temperature Celsius, C

Commonly Used Metric Prefixes L. Bernard, 2015 Commonly Used Metric Prefixes

L. Bernard, 2015 Dimensional Analysis A method used by chemists to convert between units in the same dimension using conversion factors Helps us stay organized when completing long conversions

Conversion Bridges Given measurement L. Bernard, 2015 Conversion Bridges Given measurement Unit of measurement to be converted to Equivalence between units

L. Bernard, 2015 Note! When converting to a larger unit, move the decimal point to the left or divide The answer should be a smaller number! When converting to a smaller unit, move the decimal point to the right or multiply The answer should be a larger number!

L. Bernard, 2015 Do Now! Perform the following math operations and calculate the number of sig figs at the end! 13.00 x 5 46704 / 2.00 50,000.00 – 100.00 28.167 + 5129.5