1. Metric Measurements

2. Metric Conversion Rap - by The Metric Crew – YouTube
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Metric rap
TeacherTube - A Better Way Called S. I.

3. English Units of Measurment
VOLUME
Ounce
Pound
Ton
WEIGHT
LENGTH
Cup
Quart
Gallon
Cubic Foot
Cubic Yard
Inch
Foot
Yard
Mile
MASS
Slug
DENSITY
Lb/ft³
TEMPERATURE
Fahrenheit
SPEED or VELOCITY
miles per hour

4. English Conversions You Must Know
1 mile = 5280 feet
1 foot = 12 inches
1 pound = 16 ounces
1 minute = 60 seconds
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 week = 7 days
1 yard = 3 feet

5. What is the Metric System?
A system of measurement based on multiples of ten.
Developed and first used by scientists in the 1700’s
Used by most nations other than the US
Metric 4 US - Metric is the better system for America!
What is the SI Measurement System?
Improved version of the metric system developed in mid 1900’s
Why do scientists use the SI (metric) system?
Ease of using powers of 10
Common communication between scientists

6. What is a Standard?
An exact quantity that people agree to use for comparisons.
Metric units for which there is a standard are also called fundamental units or base units. These are
meter (m) - length
kilogram (kg) - mass
second (s) - time
kelvin (K)– temperature
ampere (A)– electric current
mole (mol)– amount of matter in a substance
candela (cd)- intensity of light
Base unit definitions: Meter

7. Common metric units WEIGHT LENGTH VOLUME MASS DENSITY g/ml g/cm³ kg/m³
Newton (N)
WEIGHT
LENGTH
VOLUME
Meter (m)
Centimeter (cm)
Kilometer (km)
Millimeter (mm)
Liter (l)
Milliliter (ml)
Centimeter cubed (cm³)
Meter cubed (m³)
MASS
Gram
Kilogram
milligram
DENSITY
g/ml
g/cm³
kg/m³
TEMPERATURE
Celsius (º C)
Kelvin (K)
SPEED or VELOCITY
m/sec
km/hr

8. Mass: the quantity of matter in an object
Weight: force that results from gravity acting on an object
* Mass and weight are not the same thing. The mass of an object will be the same regardless of where it is in the universe. Gravity is not the same everywhere in the universe or everywhere on Earth, so the weight of an object will vary depending on its location.
Volume: The amount of space an object takes up
Density: the mass per unit volume of an object

9. How do English units relate to Metric units?
1 meter ~ 39 inches
1 kilometer ~ 6/10 of a mile
1 liter ~ a quart
1 kilogram ~ 2 pounds
1 ounce ~ 28 grams

10. Common Metric Prefixes
Symbol
Meaning
Giga G
Mega M
Kilo- k
1 000
Hecto h
100
Deca da 10
Deci d
0.1 or 1/10
Centi c
0.01 or 1/100
Milli m
0.001 or 1/1000
Micro
or 1/
Nano n
Pico p
What mnemonic is helpful in recalling the prefixes shaded in blue?

11. Derived Units
A portion or multiple of a standard unit or a combination of standard units.
Examples:
millimeter, kilometer, and cm³ are derived units of meter
gram and milligram are derived units of kilogram
g/cm³ is a combination of units

12. Standard or Derived?
Minutes
Liters
Kilogram m²
Kelvin
m/s

13. What SI (metric) unit would be used for the following?
Mass of sugar cube -
Volume of water in measuring cup -
Length of your shoe -
Volume of gallon of milk -
Mass of yourself -
Distance from here to office -
Distance from here to Columbus -

14. What would the correct unit be when using the Metric System?
1. The distance between Opelika & Phenix City is about 50 _______.
2. A postage stamp has a mass of about 15 ____________.
3. An eye dropper full of medicine contains about 1 __________.
4. A full half gallon of milk is about 2 _____________.
5. The length of a pencil is about 12 _________________.
6. A paper clip has a mass of about 1 ___________

15. How do you convert from one metric unit to another?
By multiplying or dividing by factors of 10.
This can easily be done by moving the decimal to the right when multiplying and moving the decimal to the left when dividing.
The mnemonic below is also very helpful.
K H D B (meter) d c m
(gram )
(liter)

16. How do you convert from one metric unit to another?
K H D B (meter) d c m
(gram )
(liter)
Convert the followingL
50 m = ___________cm
80 m = ______________km
780 mm = _______________m
780 mm = ___________km
456.3 cm = ___________ m

17. How do you convert from one metric unit to another?
K H D B (meter) d c m
(gram )
(liter)
Convert the following:
480 g = ___________mg
480 g = ______________kg
6 kg = _______________g
6 kg = ___________cg
g = ___________ mg

18. How do you convert from one metric unit to another?
K H D B (meter) d c m
(gram )
(liter)
K H D B (meter) d c m
Convert the following:
3 L = ______________mL
34.6 mL = ____________cL
4 kL = _____________L

19. G x x M x x K H D B d c m x x µ x x n x x p
(gram )
(liter)
(meter)
Convert the following:
4.6mg = ____________ng
480 Mg = ___________kg
480 ng = _____________cg

20. Metric to Metric Conversion
1 km = meters
1 meter = 100 cm
1 meter = 1000 mm
The units grams or liter can be substituted for meters.

21. Metric to Metric Conversion
1 km = meters
1 meter = 100 cm
1 meter = 1000 mm
1 kg = grams
1gram = 100 cg
1 gram = 1000 mg
1 kL = liters
1 liter = 100 cL
1 liter = 1000 mL

22. Conversion Units
1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 mile = 1.61 km
1 pound = .45 kilogram
1 quart = .95 liters
1 ml = 1 cm³

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