Welcome to Metrics Jeopardy! I’m your happenin’ host Sal the Scientist! Today we will be learning about the International system of units - also known as the metric system! Instructions Game Board

Choose from one of five categories. Then choose a point value. The larger the value, the more difficult the question. Choose from one of four answers. When you are finished with each question, click the home button to go back to the game board. If you are playing as a team, the team with the most points wins! Have fun, and remember, SCIENCE RULES! To Game Board

Metric System Jeopardy Review Units of Measurement Tools of the Trade The Magic Ruler Prefixes Conversions $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

This is the base unit for the measurement of length. Answer Back to Game Board

What is the meter? This length is based on the distance from the North Pole to the equator. One meter is equivalent To 1/10,000,000 of the distance between these two points. Back to Game Board

Sorry,Wrong Answer! Robert Hooke first viewed cork cells using a Compound microscope he made himself In 1663. Back to Game Board

The gram is the base metric unit used to measure this. Answer

What is Mass? Back to Game Board

This metric unit is used to measure the volume of liquids Answer Back to Game Board

What is the Liter? Back to Game Board

The number that the metric system is based on. Answer Back to Game Board

What is the number 10! Back to Game Board

This is another name for the metric system. Answer Back to Game Board

What is the International System of Units? Back to Game Board

The tool used to measure the mass of objects. Answer Back to Game Board

This is the most accurate tool used to measure the volume of liquids. Answer Back to Game Board

What is the triple beam balance? Back to Game Board

What is a graduated cylinder? Back to Game Board

This tool is used to measure distances. Answer Back to Game Board

What is the meter stick? Back to Game Board

The units used when using a graduated cylinder. Answer Back to Game Board

What is the milliliter? Back to Game Board

There are one hundred of these on a metric ruler. Answer Back to Game Board

What are centimeters? Back to Game Board

There are 10 of these on a metric ruler or meter stick. Answer Back to Game Board

What are decimeters!!!! Back to Game Board

The sentence used to help us remember the metric staircase. Answer Back to Game Board

The largest unit we use on the metric staircase. Answer Back to Game Board

What is Kilo-? Back to Game Board

The direction we move the decimal when we go from a ‘small’ unit to a ‘big’ unit. Answer Back to Game Board

What is to the left!!! Back to Game Board

The number of prefixes on the metric staircase. Answer Back to Game Board

What are 6!! Back to Game Board

King Henry Doesn’t usually Drink Chocolate Milk!! Back to Game Board

The direction you move the decimal when you go from a ‘big’ unit to a ‘small’ unit Answer Back to Game Board

What is to the right!!! Back to Game Board

This prefix means 1000. Answer Back to Game Board

There are 10 meters in one of these. Answer Back to Game Board

What is a dekameter!! 1 dkm = 10m Back to Game Board

There are 1000 of these in a Liter. Answer Back to Game Board

What are milliliters. The prefix milli- means 1/1000th. One ml = What are milliliters? The prefix milli- means 1/1000th. One ml = .001 L, or 1000 ml = 1 L Back to Game Board

This prefix means 1/100th. Answer Back to Game Board

What is centi-? Remember: 100 cents in a dollar, 100 years in a century, 100 centimeters in a meter! Back to Game Board

The 3 ‘main’ root words in the metric system. Answer Back to Game Board

What is the meter, liter, and gram? Back to Game Board

5.8 cm = ____ mm Answer Back to Game Board

.95 L = ____ ml Answer Back to Game Board

Move the decimal 3 steps to the right! What is 950 ml!! Kilo- Hecto- Deka- Root (Liter) Deci- Centi- Milli- Move the decimal 3 steps to the right! Back to Game Board

.08 kg = ____ g Answer Back to Game Board

What is 80 g!! Back to Game Board

98 m = _____ km Answer Back to Game Board

What is .098 km? Back to Game Board

.15 km = _____ cm Answer Back to Game Board

What is 15,000 cm!! Kilo- Hecto- Deka- Root (Liter) Deci- Centi- Milli- Back to Game Board

2L = _____ ml Answer Back to Game Board

What is 2000!! Back to Game Board

What is 58!!! Back to Game Board