1. Introduction to the Metric System
Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance.
Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes up.
The Metric System is based on units of 10.

2. History of Measurement

3. Ancient Measurement Units

4. Metric Ruler

5. Types of Measurement Base Unit
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit

6. Metric System Notes Types of Measurement Base Unit
*Linear (distance) meter(m)

7. Metric System Notes Types of Measurement Base Unit
*Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)

8. Metric System Notes Types of Measurement Base Unit
*Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)

9. Metric System Notes Types of Measurement Base Unit
*Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
*Volume of a liquid liter (L)

10. Metric System Notes Types of Measurement Base Unit
*Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
*Volume of a liquid liter (L)
*Mass gram (g)

11. Metric System Notes Types of Measurement Base Unit
*Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
*Volume of a liquid liter (L)
*Mass gram (g)
Time seconds (s)

12. Metric System Notes Types of Measurement Base Unit
*Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
*Volume of a liquid liter (L)
*Mass gram (g)
Time seconds (s)
Temperature *degrees Celsius(°C)

13. Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation

14. Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Mega 1,000,000 M -

15. Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Mega 1,000,000 M -
*Kilo 1,000 k -

16. Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Mega 1,000,000 M -
*Kilo 1,000 k -
Hecto h -

17. Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Mega 1,000,000 M -
*Kilo 1,000 k -
Hecto h -
Deka da -

18. Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
*Deci 1/10 (0.1) d -
*Centi 1/100 (0.01) c -
*Milli 1/1000 (0.001) m -

19. Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
*Deci 1/10 (0.1) d -
*Centi 1/100 (0.01) c -
*Milli 1/1000 (0.001) m -
Micro 1/1,000,000 ( ) µ -

20. Conversions
Notice there are 10 lines in one centimeter. These are millimeters.

22. Conversions
To convert from centimeters to millimeters, multiply by 10.
5cm=50mm
To convert from millimeters to centimeters divide by 10.
50mm=5cm

23. Conversions There are 100 centimeters in one meter.
How could we convert from centimeters to meters?

24. Conversions 50 cm=.5m (Centimeters to meters. Divide by 100)
.5m=50cm (Meters to centimeters. Multiply by 100)

25. Conversions
1000mm = 1m
1m = 100 cm
1kg = ? g

26. Conversions
1000mm = 1m
1m = 100 cm
1kg = 1000g

27. Conversions
1000mm = 1m
1m = 100 cm
1kg = 1000g
1cm = ? mm

28. Conversions
1000mm = 1m
1m = 100 cm
1kg = 1000g
1cm = 10 mm