1. Chalkboard Challenge Mrs. LaRue
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2. Let’s Play
Final Challenge
Metric Length
Metric Mass
Metric Volume
Density
Comparisons
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3. What is the basic unit of metric length?
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What is the basic unit of metric length?
100
meter

4. How many centimeters are in a meter?
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How many centimeters are in a meter?
200
100

5. What metric distance is 10 meters in length?
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What metric distance is 10 meters in length?
300
decameter

6. What is the smallest unit of metric length?
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What is the smallest unit of metric length?
400
millimeter

7. 500 Category 1 for 500 Name all 6 metric prefixes and their value:
Kilo=1,000, hecto=100, deca=10, deci=.1, centi=.01, milli=.001

8. What is the basic unit of metric mass?
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What is the basic unit of metric mass?
100
gram

9. What metric unit of measurement would best express the mass of a car?
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What metric unit of measurement would best express the mass of a car?
200
kilogram

10. What metric measurement would express 100 grams?
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What metric measurement would express 100 grams?
300
hectogram

12. How many grams are in 120 centigrams?
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How many grams are in 120 centigrams?
400
1.2 grams

13. How many kilograms are in 1,000 grams?
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How many kilograms are in 1,000 grams?
500
one

14. What does volume measure? How much space an object takes up
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100
What does volume measure?
How much space an object takes up

15. What is the formula to find the volume of geometric items?
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What is the formula to find the volume of geometric items?
200
Length x width x height

16. Find the volume of a cube that is 3cm on all sides:
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Find the volume of a cube that is 3cm on all sides:
300
27 cubic cm

17. State the procedure to find the volume of irregular shaped objects:
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State the procedure to find the volume of irregular shaped objects:
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Measure the volume of water in a graduated cylinder. Drop the object into the beaker.
Observe the new water volume. Subtract the beginning volume from the end volume.
The difference is the volume of the object.

18. (You must include the unit of measurement to get your points!)
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What is the volume of a rock that changes the level of water in a beaker from 20mL to 50mL?
(You must include the unit of measurement to get your points!)
500
30 cubic cm

19. The amount of mass in a given area of space
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What is density?
100
The amount of mass in a given area of space

20. Compare the density of aluminum and iron:
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Compare the density of aluminum and iron:
200
Iron is much more dense than aluminum. The same volume of
Iron is much heavier than the same volume of aluminum.

21. Name the formula used to find density of an object
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Name the formula used to find density of an object
300
Density = Mass/volume

22. Category 4 for 400
What is the density of an object that has a mass of 10 grams and a volume of 2 cubic cm?
400
5 grams/cubic cm

23. Category 4 for 500
List the following materials in order from least to greatest densities:
Gold, silver, water, air and aluminum
500
Air, aluminum, water, silver, gold

24. Category 5 for 100
What metric unit of measurement is closest to 1 yard in standard measurement?
100
meter

25. What metric unit is the width of your hand?
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What metric unit is the width of your hand?
200
decameter

26. What metric unit is the width of your pinky nail?
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What metric unit is the width of your pinky nail?
300
centimeter

27. How many centimeters are in 4 hectometers?
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How many centimeters are in 4 hectometers?
400
40,000

28. How many meters are in 5 kilometers?
Category 5 for 500
How many meters are in 5 kilometers?
500
5,000

29. 5 meters is the same as how many
Final Challenge
End Game
5 meters is the same as how many
Km, hm, dAm, dm, cm, mm?
Write Your
Final Challenge
Wager
.005 km, .05 hm, .5 dAm, 5 m, 50 dm, 500 cm, 5,000 mm
TIME’S
UP!

30. Game Over
Mrs. Diesel

31. Double Score
DOUBLE
SCORE!