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HOW WOULD YOU MEASURE THESE OBJECTS?

LEQ 1: WHY DO WE USE METRIC IN SCIENCE IF WE DON’T USE IT ANYWHERE ELSE?

ENGLISH VS. METRIC SYSTEM

E N G L I S H

- Used in the U.S. , Myanmar and Liberia

- Dates back to the 18th century

M E T R I C

- Used by all other countries

PLEASE FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS:1. escriba su nombre

2. écrivez votre nom à nouveau

3. skriv ditt namn igen

4. Schreiben Sie Ihren Namen wieder

ENGLISH STANDARD SYSTEM

- Can measure length, weight, volume

- What are the labels for each type of measurement?

- Is there a pattern to this system when it comes to going from one measurement to the next?

THE METRIC SYSTEM

- Based on base units: grams, liters, meters

- Based on units of 10

- Conversion involves simply multiplying or dividing by 10

THE METRIC SYSTEM

HOW TO CONVERT

1 gram = ? Kg

Really like 1.0g

Going from small to large so move

Left to divide

Moving 3 spaces to the left = .001kg

HOW TO CONVERT

1L = ?mL

Really like 1.0

Moving from large to small so to

The right and multiply

Move three spaces to the right so

1,000 mL

PRACTICE WITH A PARTNER

1. 12 g = ? mg

2. 20 cm = ? m

3. 9,000mL = ?L

4. 8 Dg = ? G

5. 200dL = ? hL