1. 8/29 - 7th Grade Agenda Collect HW: Signed Welcome Letter
Notebook: Metrics System
What is NanoVideo
Poster of Science Project due 9/8 & 9/9 (20 Points)
HW: Bring One inch Binder (3 Ring) by 8/30 & 8/31

2. Poster of Science Project
Due 9/8 & 9/9
20 Points
Create a poster on any subject related science
Need to be creative in order to get the full 20 Points
The best posters will be hung on the wall in time for “back to school night”

3. Supplies needed 1 inch three ring binder (Needed by 8/30 or 8/31)
50 – 100 sheets of College Rule paper
Pencils or Pens (Blue or Black)
Small Pencil Sharpener (If using a pencil)

4. What is the standard system of measurement used by scientist around the world?
S_______ I______________ SI
International System of Units
Metric System
ystem
nternational

5. What is the SI unit for measuring length?
eter
M____________

6. What is the SI unit for measuring Liquid Volume?
iter
L____________

7. What is the SI unit for measuring Mass?
ram
G____________

8. What is the SI unit for measuring Temperature?
elsius
C____________

9. How do we measure smaller and larger objects in SI units?
Through Prefixes
Kilo-
X1000
Hecto-
X100
Deca-
X10
Deci-
1/10
Centi-
1/100
Milli-
1/1000

10. Here is another way to remember the prefixes
King Henry Died Drinking Chocolate Milk
Kilo-
X1000
Hecto-
X100
Deca-
X10
Deci-
1/10
Centi-
1/100
Milli-
1/1000

11. Prefix
Symbol
Multiplier
Exponential
yotta Y
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
1024
zetta Z
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
1021
exa E
1,000,000,000,000,000,000
1018
peta P
1,000,000,000,000,000
1015
tera T
1,000,000,000,000
1012
giga G
1,000,000,000
109
mega M
1,000,000
106
kilo k
1,000
103
hecto h
100
102
deca da 10
101 1
deci d
0.1
10¯1
centi c
0.01
10¯2
milli m
0.001
10¯3
micro
10¯6
nano n
10¯9
pico p
10¯12
femto f
10¯15
atto a
10¯18
zepto z
10¯21
yocto y
10¯24

12. How many meter is kilometer?
X1000
Hecto-
X100
Deca-
X10
Deci-
1/10
Centi-
1/100
Milli-
1/1000

13. How many meter is centimeter?
Kilo-
X1000
Hecto-
X100
Deca-
X10
Deci-
1/10
Centi-
1/100
Milli-
1/1000

14. How big is a meter? Width of a Thickness Height of a Little more
of a dime
Width of a
Fingernail
Height of a
door handle
Little more
than ½ mile

15. How big is 1 millimeter? Width of a Thickness Height of a Little more
of a dime
Width of a
Fingernail
Height of a
door handle
Little more
than ½ mile

16. How big is 1 centimeter? Width of a Thickness Height of a Little more
of a dime
Width of a
Fingernail
Height of a
door handle
Little more
than ½ mile

17. How big is 1 kilometer? Width of a Thickness Height of a Little more
of a dime
Width of a
Fingernail
Height of a
door handle
Little more
than ½ mile

18. Which side of the ruler measures metric units?
The side with the smaller lines measures in metric units
The side with the larger lines measures in inches

19. How much is 1 cm?
This is 1 cm

20. 1 mm are the small unnumbered lines
How much is 1 mm?
1 mm are the small unnumbered lines

21. The sun is about 150,000,000,000 meters from earth
What is another way to write the same number without writing all the zeros?
Power or 10
15 X meters 10 ?

22. Powers of 10
103 =
1000
102 =
100
101 = 10
100 = 1
10-1 = .1
10-2 =
.01
10-3 =
.001