1. METRICS

2. Measurements are relative!!
Foot = human foot
Inch = 3 barley corns
Yard = nose to outstretched fingertip
Mile = 1,000 paces
Gallon = simply the name for a pail

3. Why is there a need for one system of measurement?
Universal acceptance
Accurate measurement

4. Do you know our current system?
How many inches in a foot?
How many feet in a yard?
How many feet in a mile?
How many ounces in a cup?
How many cups in pint?
How many pints in a quart?
5,280 feet in a mile (note nautical miles are different). 8 fluid ounces in a cup. 2 cups in a pint / 2 pints in quart

5. Le Systeme International d’UnitesSI

6. 7 Standard Metric Base Units
Unit of length (metre)
Unit of mass (kilogram)
Unit of temperature (kelvin)
Unit of time (second)
Unit of electric current (ampere)
Unit of amount of substance (mole)
Unit of luminous intensity (candela)

7. Measurements Length (m) Mass (kg) Volume (L) Temperature (K or C)
Time (s)

8. English to Metric conversions
1 gallon = 3.78 liters
1 pound = 453 grams
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 foot = meters
1 yard = .91 meters
1 mile = 1, 609 meters
 1 tsp = 5 ml

9. Length Analogies 1 km = 5 city blocks (8 blocks = 1 mile)
1 hm = little longer than a football field 
1 dam= about the height of a 3-story building
1 m = length of a baseball bat or golf club
1 dm = nearly the length of a crayon
1 cm = width of little finger / pencil
1 mm = thickness of an ID card

10. Mass Analogies 1 kg = 2.2 lbs = approx. weight of textbook
1 hg = thin razor cell phone
1dag = 2 nickels
1 g = weight of a small paperclip
1dg = toothpick
1cg = adult housefly
1 mg = weight of a piece of dust

11. Volume Analogies 1 kl = large aquarium 1 hl = helium tank
1 dal = medium-sized bucket
1 L = water bottle
1 dl = small-sized hair products
1 cl =
1 ml = single drop of liquid / teardrop

12. Temperature Analogies
kelvins
degrees celsius
degrees fahrenheit
symbol °K °C °F
boiling point of water
373.15
100.
212.
average human body temperature
37.
98.6
average room temperature
20. to 25.
68. to 77.
freezing point of water
273.15 0.
32.
absolute zero
Celsius memory aid:
When it's zero it's freezing, when it's 10 it's not, when it's 20 it's warm, when it's 30 it's hot!

13. Metric Conversions

15. Kilo
Big prefix
Means-
Times 1000

16. Hecto
Big prefix
Means-
Times 100

17. Deka
Big prefix
Means-
Times 10

18. X This is where the root of each prefix is. This is one.
1 gram (g) – 1 meter (m) – 1 Liter (L)

19. Deci
Small prefix
Means-
Divided by 10

20. Centi
Small prefix
Means-
Divided by 100

21. Milli
Small prefix
Means-
Divided by 1000

22. X 1 gram = _____ kg 0.001 1 gram = _____ hg 0.01 1 gram = _____ dag
0.1 X
_____ gram = 1 dg
0.1
_____ gram = 1 cg
.01
_____ gram = 1 mg
0.001

23. Q U I Z Q U I Z _____ gram = 1 dg 0.1 1 gram = _____ kg 0.001
1 gram = _____ dag
0.1
_____ gram = 1 mg
0.001
_____ gram = 1 cg
0.01
1 gram = _____ hg
0.01

25. approximately the length of 6 city blocks 1 HECTOMETER
1 KILOMETER
approximately the length of 6 city blocks
1 HECTOMETER
little longer than a football field
1 DEKAMETER
about the height of a 3-story building
1 METER
about as long as a  baseball bat
about the height of the door handle from the floor
1 DECIMETER
nearly the length of a crayon
1 CENTIMETER
width of your pinky finger
1 MILLIMETER
thickness of a dime