1. THE METRIC SYSTEM The right way to measure

2. OVERVIEW The metric system is a base 10 system This means that all measurements are in multiples of 10 Remember: King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk Kilo- (1,000) Hecto- (100) Deka- (10) Base- (grams, meters, liters) Deci- (1/10) Centi- (1/100) Milli- (1/1,000)

3. Down the stairs, move the decimal to the right. Up the stairs, move the decimal to the left. Gram Liter Meter

4. MEASUREMENTS

5. LENGTH Imperial (Standard) Miles 5280 feet Yards 3 feet Feet 12 inches Inches Often divided into eighths or sixteenths Metric: Meter Kilometer 1,000 meters Meter 100 centimeters Centimeter 10 millimeters

6. MASS Imperial (Standard) Slug 1/32 of a pound (when you’re standing on Earth) Metric: Gram Kilogram 1,000 grams Gram 1,000 milligrams Milligrams 1,000 micrograms

7. VOLUME Imperial (Standard) Gallons 4 quarts Quart 2 pints Pint 2 cups Cup 8 fluid ounces Metric: Liter Kiloliters 1,000 liters Liters 1,000 milliliters Milliliters 1,000 microliters Cubic centimeters (cc) Same as a milliliter

8. DENSITY Imperial (Standard) Pounds per cubic foot (lbs/ft³) Metric Grams per milliliter (g/mL) = (g/cm³)

9. WEIGHT Imperial (Standard) Pounds 16 ounces Ounces Usually broken into tenths by using a decimal Metric Newton Named after Sir Isaac, not Fig

10. MEASURING TOOLS