1. Maths Unit 16 – Measures & Bearings
Common metric conversion
Rules of Bearings
Measure from North
Measure clockwise
All bearing have 3 digits e.g. a bearing of 45° is written as 045
Measuring Bearings
Ways to remember what unit is a length, weight or capacity….
Key word definitions
Metric units - A system of measurement in which the basic units are the meter, the second, and the kilogram.
Imperial Units A system of weights and measures originally developed in England.
Bearing A bearing measures the movement of an angle in a clockwise direction and always on the north line.
Speed – the rate at which something moves
Density – the compactness of a substance
Mass – a measure of how much matter is in an object
Volume – the amount of space inside a 3D shape
Pressure – an expression of force exerted on a given surface area
Force – is a push or pull on an object
Area – the space of space inside a 2D shape