Introduction to Measurement Grade 6 Measurement Unit
What are some things you think of when you think of measurements?
What you need to know First things, you need to understand the basics There are two systems of measurement US/Customary System which is only used in the US Then there is the metric system which is used all over the world and here
Measurement Basics Length: is the distance of something measured Volume/Capacity: how much something can hold ( generally liquid) Weight: how much something weighs Mass: how much space something takes up
Metric System The metric system has base unit and many different prefixes
Metric Units of Measurement Meters: Measures length Liters: Measures volume or capacity Grams: measures weight/mass
Units of Measurement: Volume Metric System Liters
Units of Measurement: Length Metric Meters
Units of Measurement: Weight/Mass Metric Gram
Metric System Prefixes Mili- 1/1000, which means that 1000mm=1m Centi- 1/100, which means that 100cg=1g Deci- 1/10, which means that 10dl=1l Deka- 10, which means that 1dkm=10m Hecto- 100, which means that 1hg=100g Kilo- 1000, which means that 1kl=1000l
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