visualizing the metric system
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Visualizing the Metric System. By Mrs. Kell / Elmwood Academic Facilitator. Scientists all over the world use the International System of Units to measure:. Length Volume Mass Density Temperature Time . What is length?. Length is the distance from one point to another. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Visualizing the Metric System
By Mrs. Kell / Elmwood Academic Facilitator
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Scientists all over the world use the International System of Units to measure: • Length• Volume• Mass• Density• Temperature• Time
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What is length? • Length is the distance from one
point to another
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The basic unit of length in the metric system is the meter.
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The two units that measure the length of smaller objects are, …
• millimeter
• centimeter
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A unit that measures the length of larger objects are….
• kilometers
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A meter is about the height from the floor to the knob on a door.
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A centimeter is about the width of your fingernail.
A millimeter is about the thickness of a dime.
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1 kilometer is about the combined length of 9 football
fields.
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• Question: About how many centimeters is the width
of your paper?
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Complete the Table Below
Prefix Meaning Unit of Length
milli
one-hundredth
meter
one-thousand
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Complete the Table Below
Prefix Meaning Unit of Length
milli One-thousandth
one-hundredth
meter
one-thousand
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Complete the Table Below
Prefix Meaning Unit of Length
milli One-thousandth
millimeter
one-hundredth
meter
one-thousand
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Complete the Table Below
Prefix Meaning Unit of Length
milli One-thousandth
millimeter
centi one-hundredth
meter
one-thousand
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Complete the Table Below
Prefix Meaning Unit of Length
milli One-thousandth
millimeter
centi one-hundredth centimeter
meter
one-thousand
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Complete the Table Below
Prefix Meaning Unit of Length
milli One-thousandth
millimeter
centi one-hundredth centimeter
none meter
one-thousand
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Complete the Table Below
Prefix Meaning Unit of Length
milli One-thousandth
millimeter
centi one-hundredth centimeter
none one meter
one-thousand
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Complete the Table Below
Prefix Meaning Unit of Length
milli One-thousandth
millimeter
centi one-hundredth centimeter
none one meter
kilo one-thousand
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Complete the Table Below
Prefix Meaning Unit of Length
milli One-thousandth
millimeter
centi one-hundredth centimeter
none one meter
kilo one-thousand kilometer
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Length
Reading a metric ruler…..
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The longer lines on the metric ruler are called… • centimeters
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The shorter lines on the metric ruler are called…• millimeters
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One centimeter is divided into how many millimeters? • 10
millimeters (mm)
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Calculating: Measure the turtle in figure 2 from the rear of its shell to the tip of its nose. Record its length in both centimeters and millimeters. • 10.5 cm
• 105 mm
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Volume
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Volume
• The amount of space an object takes up
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Volume
Volume of Liquids
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When measuring the volume of a liquid, scientists use a unit known as the… • Liter (L).
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To measure the volume of smaller liquids, the _________ is used. • Milliliter (mL)
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Larger liquids are measured in kiloliters.
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A liter is the size of a coke bottle.
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1 milliliter equals 1/1000 of a liter…
In other words it would take about 1,000 die to fill up a liter bottle….
1,000 of these =
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A kiloliter is equivalent to 8 large trash cans.
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The instrument used to measure the volume of liquids is called the…
• Graduated cylinder.
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This instrument has markings that are in increments of…• 1 milliliter (mL)
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Common Conversions For Volume
1 L =
= 1,000 cm³
1 mL =
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Common Conversions For Volume
1 L = 1,000 mL
= 1,000 cm³
1 mL =
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Common Conversions For Volume
1 L = 1,000 mL
1 L = 1,000 cm³
1 mL =
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Common Conversions For Volume
1 L = 1,000 mL
1 L = 1,000 cm³
1 mL = 1 cm³
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The metric unit known for measuring solids with a larger volume is known as the… • Cubic meter (m³).
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The formula for calculating the volume of a rectangular object is:
Volume = Length x Width x Height
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Why is the unit cm³ used when calculating the volume of a rectangular object?
• When multiplying the object’s length, width and height, the cm units are also multiplied
cm x cm x cm = cm³
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Suppose a cereal box is 10 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 20 centimeters high. What would be the volume of the box?
Volume = Length x Width x Height
Volume = 10 cm x 4 cm x 20 cm
Volume = 800 cm³
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Mass
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Mass• The measure of the amount of
matter an object contains
• Matter: The material that all objects and substances are made up of
• Anything that has mass and takes up space is matter
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A balance is used to measure mass.
Pan Riders Beams Pointer
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Mass
Units of Mass
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The gram (g) is the basic metric unit of mass. Two
other metric units of mass are:milligram (mg)kilogram (kg)
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A smaller object’s mass such as a paper clip would be measured in milligrams.
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A gram is about the mass of a jelly bean
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A kilogram is about the mass of a baseball bat.
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Conversions
1 kg = g
1 g = mg
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Conversions
1 kg = 1,000 g
1 g = mg
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Conversions
1 kg = 1,000 g
1 g = 1,000 mg