Measurement

Create chart on your paper with these headings:

Standard System vs Metric System

In the United States, we use standard measurement units

In most of the world, they use the metric system

length & distance• using these tools

– meter stick, ruler, tape measure, measuring wheel

• english units– inch

• metric units– meter

• Basic unit we will use in science– meter (m)

length & distance• task– Complete the tasks on your worksheet– Help each other take measurements– You MUST have units after your number– For what we are measuring it will be cm for

centimeters

mass• using these tools

– triple beam balance, scale

• english units– pound (lb)

• metric units– kilogram (kg)

• basic unit we will use in science– gram (g)

mass• task– Complete the tasks on your worksheet– You MUST have units after your number– For what we are measuring it will be g for grams

temperature• using these tools

– thermometer

• english units– Fahrenheit (F)

• metric units– Celsius (C) or Kelvins (K)

• basic unit we will use in science– Celsius (C)

temperature• task– Complete the tasks on your worksheet– Help each other take measurements– You MUST have units after your number– For what we are measuring it will be C for Celsius

time• using these tools

– stopwatch, clock, hourglass

• standard units– seconds

• metric units– seconds

• Basic unit we use in science– seconds

time• tasks– Complete the tasks on your worksheet– Help each other take measurements– You MUST have units after your number– For what we are measuring it will be s for seconds

volume• using these tools

– graduated cylinder, beaker, erlenmeyer flask

• standard units– gallon

• metric units– liter

• basic unit we will use in science– mililiter (mL)

volume• task– Complete the tasks on your worksheet– Help each other take measurements– You MUST have units after your number– For what we are measuring it will be mL for

mililiter

force• using these tools

– spring scale

• standard units– Newtons (N)

• metric units– Newtons (N)

• basic unit we will use in science– Newtons (N)

force• task– Complete the tasks on your worksheet– Help each other take measurements– You MUST have units after your number– For what we are measuring it will be N for

Newtons