Intro to PhysicsMeasurement

Objective: Students will make foldable to understand the “ladder method” of unit conversions, Summarize why we use Metric Units instead of Standard SI units in science.

Do Now Update Table of Contents1. Title - Metric Units of

Measurement2. Go to first page and Title

page!3. ??? Per 1 – Have we done

this???4. Have your Measurement Lab

on Table

This will help you with remembering conversions!

"King Henry Does Drink Chocolate Milk”

Kids Have Dropped OVER Dead Converting Metrics."

Making our Foldable

How Many of you measured the table or your partner in inches? Truth be told

Log onto Learn and open today’s assignment. “Read Introduction to Conversions article, and Answer Questions”

KILO1000Units

HECTO100

Units

DEKA10

UnitsDECI

0.1Unit

CENTI0.01Unit

MILLI0.001Unit

MetersLitersGrams

Ladder Method

How do you use the “ladder” method?

1st – Determine your starting point.

2nd – Count the “jumps” to your ending point.

3rd – Move the decimal the same number of jumps in the same direction.

4 km = _________ m

12

3

How many jumps does it take?

Starting Point Ending Point

4.1

__.2

__.3

__. = 4000 m

Converting Between Systems – Dimensional Analysis

Station 10!Calculate a “ton” of dollars

Summarize in Journal – next page after your foldable ladderWhy don’t we use “Standard

English (SI Units) measurements instead of Metric Units?

Explain in your own words how to use the Ladder Method for converting Metric Units.

Which would be easier, converting between SI or using Metric, and why?