Includes 2 parts:

Number (ex. 1, 2, 3, 4) Unit (ex. cm, mg, kL)

Ex. 8 cm, 22 mg, 14.35 kL

Centi- centimeter (cm)1/100Century (100 years)

Milli- milligram (mg) 1/1000Millennium (1000 years)

Kilo- kiloliter (kL) x 10001000x larger

Meter (m):basic unit for length

Meter Stick: tool used tomeasure length

amount of matter (stuff) in an object

Kilogram (kg) – basicunit of mass

Balance - tool used to measure mass

amount of space an object takes up

Liter (L) – basic unitof volume

Graduated cylinder – toolused to measure liquid

volume

Meniscus - bottom curve ofwater line (in a graduated cylinder)

Cubic centimeter - cm3 = mL(length x width x height)

Celsius – metric measurement for temperature

Thermometer – tool used to measure temperature

- Boiling Temp. 100 oC

- Freezing Temp. 0 oC

- Body Temp. 37 oC

- Room Temp. 26 oC

a fraction that always equals “1”

Length 1 m = 1000 mm 1 m = 100 cm

1000 m = 1 Km 1 cm = 10 mm

Measuring Length

Ruler: http://www.k12math.com/math-concepts/measurement/ruler-cm.jpg

How many millimeters are in 1 centimeter?

What is the length of the line in centimeters? _______cm

What is the length of the line in millimeters? _______mm

What is the length of the line to the nearest centimeter? ________cm

HINT: Round to the nearest centimeter – no decimals.

1 centimeter = 10 millimeters

Volume1 L = 1000 mL1 L = 100 cL

1000 L = 1 KL 1 cL = 10 mL

Mass1 g = 1000

mg1 g = 100 cg

1000 g = 1 Kg 1 cg = 10 mg

What are 4 types of measurement?

1. Length2. Mass3. Volume4. Temperature

What are the 2 parts of a measurement?- Number and Unit

What are some tools used for measurement?

1. Meter Stick2. Balance3. Grad. Cylinder4. Thermometer Identify 3 prefixes.

* Centi- * Milli- * Kilo-

a skill of converting one unit to another

The length of a student’s pencil is 5.4 cm.

What is this measurement in mm?

Given: 5.4 cmSolve: How many mm?Conversion

Factor:

Work:

The longest loaf of bread on record was 1256 feet, 2 inches long. If this bread had been cut into ½ (0.5) inch slices, how many slices of bread would there have been?

There are 115 calories in 4 ounces of baked potato. How many pounds of baked potatoes would a person have to eat in order to take in 2990 calories?

At sea level, water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. At the top of Mt. Everest, 29002 feet, water boils at 159.8 degrees F. How many degrees does the boiling point drop for every mile up from sea level to the top of Mt. Everest: (hint: change feet to miles. Find the difference of temperatures).