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Measurement - Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools...The Metric System ! The system of measurement used around the world not only in science but in everyday life. (Called Systeme

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Page 1: Measurement - Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools...The Metric System ! The system of measurement used around the world not only in science but in everyday life. (Called Systeme

Measurement Using the Metric System in

Science

Page 2: Measurement - Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools...The Metric System ! The system of measurement used around the world not only in science but in everyday life. (Called Systeme

Do Now:

Where do you ue the metric system in real life?

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The English System n  The system of measurement the United

States uses. n  Uses inches, feet, yards, and miles to

measure length n  Uses ounces and pounds to measure

mass n  Uses ounces and gallons to measure

volume

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The Metric System n  The system of measurement used

around the world not only in science but in everyday life. (Called Systeme Internationale…SI)

n  The metric system is based on multiples of ten, making it very easy to understand, once you learn the vocabulary.

n  A metric prefix indicates how many times a basic unit (meter, liter, or gram) should be multiplied or divided by ten.

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English v. Metric Usage

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Liberia

Liberia

Myanmar

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Some Real-World Examples: n  What does it mean when we say a lawyer

makes 150K a year? n  How do we express the storage capacity

of a computer? n  How do we describe the clarity of a

digital camera? n  How do we measure the daily vitamin

allowances that should be in our diets?

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Metric Conversions-changing from one amount to another.

n  You can use the metric prefixes to change from one length, mass, or volume to another in the metric system

n  You can use the acronym: King Henry Died… by… drinking chocolate milk

to help you with these conversions. n  Each underlined letter represents a

prefix and “by” represents the basic unit you are dealing with (gram, meter, liter)

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SI Prefixes

Prefix

Symbol

Meaning

Multiply Unit by

Giga

Mega

Kilo

Hecto

Deca

deci

centi

milli

micro

nano