Measurement

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Measurement
(1)

• LS 1c I will understand metric units

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Length
(2)

• Def Distance
• Tool Meter Stick and Ruler
• Unit Meter (m)

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Mass
(3)

• Def The amount of matter in an object
• Tool Triple Beam Balance
• Unit Gram (g)

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Volume
(4)

• Def Amount of space an object takes up
• Tool Graduated Cylinder
• Unit Liter (L)

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Volume - Liquids
(5)

• Use a graduated cylinder
• Read bottom of the meniscus!

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Converting Metric Measurements
(6)

• Kilo (k) 1000

• Hecto (h) 100

• Deka (da) 10

• Base Unit meter(m), liter (L), gram (g) 1

• Deci (d) 0.1

• Centi (c) 0.01

• Milli (m) 0.001

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Mnemonic Device for remembering conversions
(7)

• King Kilo-
• Henry Hecto-
• Died Deka-
• By Base Unit (m, L, g)
• Drinking Deci-
• Chocolate Centi-
• Milk Milli-

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Converting
(8)

• When you go down the scale, move decimal point to
  the right
• When you go up the scale, move decimal point
  to the left

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Example
(9)

• Convert 48 m to mm
• You go down the scale 3 places, so you move
  decimal 3 places to the right
• 48.0 m ? 48000.0 mm

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Example
(10)

• Convert 48 mm to cm
• You go up the scale 1 place, so you move decimal
  1 place to the left
• 48.0 mm ? 4.8 cm

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