1. W.O.D. Unit – any standard used for comparison in measurements.
Date: Dec 2, 2014 Page: Table of Contents p. 1 W.O.D: Last 5 pages Warm-ups: Front Cover
W.O.D. Unit – any standard used for comparison in measurements.
Question: List a unit used to measure height.

2. With your table, list as many units of measurement as you in the time given.
Select a recorder to write answers in their science notebook.
Number your answers
The most correct answers will win.

3. What categories can be assigned to the units we identified?

4. Time
Distance
Temperature
Volume
Mass
Electric Current
Intesity of Light

6. Units of Measurement Visual
We need 5 people to make category signs:
Time
Distance
Temperature
Volume
Mass
Everyone else will help create clear, legible labels for examples of each category. Please fill the space on the paper given.
Volume
Kilogram
Ounce
Milliliter

7. When finished:
Category Signs: Tape at the top of the closet door. Examples: Tape under categories in size order smallest at the top of the door, largest measurments near the bottom of the door.
Volume
Milliliter
Ounce
Gallon

8. SI Base Units: (SNB p. 2)
Meter for distance Kilogram for mass Second for time Mole for amount of substance (We’ll use Liters) Kelvin for temperature (We’ll use Celsius) Newton for force Pascal for pressure Joule for energy

9. Let’s highlight the base units we identified:
Time
Distance
Temperature
Volume
Electric Current
Intensity of Light
Volunteers: Can someone highligh base units we have labeled?
Can someone make signs for base units we have missed?

10. Which labels have we identified that are NOT SI units?
Options: Create a category of non-SI units, and table somewhere else OR Put a line through the non-SI unit labels.

11. English vs. Metric Units
1 pound = grams
Which is larger?
1. 1 Pound or 100 Grams
2. 1 Kilogram or 1 Pound
3. 1 Ounce or 1000 Milligrams
100 kilogram = 220 pounds
1 ounce of gold = 28,349.5 milligrams

12. Metric Units kg g cg mg
Kilogram Prototype
Mass refers to the amount of matter in an object.
The base unit of mass in the metric system in the kilogram and is represented by kg.
Standard: 1 kilogram is equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK), a platinum-iridium cylinder kept by the BIPM at Sèvres, France.
Metric Units
1 Kilogram (km) = 1000 Grams (g)
1 Gram (g) = 1000 Milligrams (mg)
Click the image to watch a short video about mass.
Which is larger?
A. 1 kilogram or 1500 grams
B milligrams or 1 gram
C. 12 milligrams or 12 kilograms
D. 4 kilograms or 4500 grams
Kilogram Prototype Image -

13. English & Metric Conversions

15. Reflection (back-side of warm-up sheet)
Name a unit for measurement of time.