1. Metric System Notes

2. A. METRIC SYSTEM Metric system is based on the power of 10.
Meter is a measure of length.
Gram is a measure of mass.
Liter is a measure of liquid volume.
Celsius is a measure of temperature.

3. B. MEASUREMENT BASICS FOR RULERS
1. Measure from 0, not the end of the ruler 2. No fractions – USE DECIMALS 3. 1 meter = 100 centimeters (cm) = 1000 (mm) 4. 1 cm = 10 mm 5. A centimeter is a unit of length in the metric system. 6. There are 2.54 centimeters in an inch. 7. A 12 inch ruler is about 30 cm long.

4. C. SAMPLE RULER

5. D. DO NOT USE BAD WORDS LIKE INCH & FEET

6. Four centimeters + seven millimeters = 4.7 centimeters

7. Most Common Metric Units
small
Large
Volume
Distance
Mass ml
Liter Kl mm
Meter Km mg
Gram Kg

8. 1. Distance from Indianapolis to New York? ____
E. MEASUREMENT PRACTICE What would be a reasonable unit to use to measure the following? (m,cm,mm,km,kg,g,mL)
1.    Distance from Indianapolis to New York? ____
2.    Length of a bacterium? ___
3.    Length of a pencil? ____
4.     Height of a tree? _____
5.    Mass of a bowling ball? ____

9. 6.    Mass of an aspirin tablet? ____
7.    Mass of a penny? ____
8.   Mass of a large dog? ____
9. Volume of a pea? ____
10.    Volume of water in a plastic bottle? ____

10. 1. Distance from Indianapolis to New York? _km___
2.    Length of a bacterium? _mm__
 3.    Length of a pencil? _cm___
 4.     Height of a tree? __m___
 5.    Mass of a bowling ball? _kg___
 6.    Mass of an aspirin tablet? _g___
 7.    Mass of a penny? __g__
 8.   Mass of a large dog? _kg___
 9. Volume of a pea? __mL__
 10.    Volume of water in a plastic bottle? _mL___