1. Forging new generations of engineers

2. SI Metric System How is it different from the English System?

3. History of the SI Metric System 1670 Gobriel Mounton, receives credit for originating the metric system 1792 Worlds first decimal currency (U.S. dollar consisting of 100 cents) 1996 All surface temperature observations in National Weather Service are now transmitted in degrees Celsius Project (2000) Stock Exchanges change to decimal

4. Metric to English Conversions METRIC –1 Meter = –1 Centimeter= –1 Millimeter= –1 Decimeter= –1 Kilometer= –1.609 km= ENGLISH 3.28 feet.393 inch.0393 inch 3.937 inch 3280.83 feet 1 Mile

5. More English to Metric Conversions

6. Prefixes

7. The Metric System m– meter mm– millimeter cm– centimeter km– kilometer g- gram mg– milligram kg– kilogram l- liter ml- millimeter m 2 - square meter m 3 - cubic meter km 2 - square kilometer t- metric ton ha- hectare

8. Metric System - Length

9. Metric System - Mass

10. Metric System - Area

11. Metric System - Volume

12. Special Relationships

13. Conversion Table

14. Visual Comparisons

15. SI Symbols Review m = ? mm = ? cm = ? km = ?

16. SI Review What Does SI stand for ? Is this system fraction or decimal based ? Who is Gabriel Mouton ? How many cm in 1 inch ? How many mm = 1 cm ? How many cm = 1 m ? How many meters = 1 km ?