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 The customary system is a system of measurement commonly used in the United States.  The international system is the most widely used system of measurement.

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1  The customary system is a system of measurement commonly used in the United States.  The international system is the most widely used system of measurement in the world.

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3  The customary system is a system of measurement commonly used in the United States.

4  Length: inches (in), feet (ft), yards (yd), miles (mi)

5  Volume: ounces (oz), cups ( C), pints (pt), quarts (qt), gallons (gal)

6  Mass: pounds (lb), tons (T),

7  Temperature: Degrees Celsius (˚C) 

8  The international system is the most widely used system of measurement in the world.

9  Length: length is measured in meters.  kilometer (km), decimeter (dm), centimeter (cm), millimeter (mm), micrometer (µm), nanometer (nm)

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11  Volume is measured in cubic meters (m³)  cubic centimeters (cm³), liter (L), milliliter (mL)

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13  Mass is measured in kilograms (kg).  gram (g), kilogram (kg), milligram (mg)

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15  Temperature is measured in Kelvins.  Kelvin (K)

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17  http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm

18  Cubic Centimeter (cm³)

19  Foot (ft)

20  Centimeter (cm)

21  Gallon (g)

22  Micrometer (µm)

23  Open your journals.  Draw a t-chart, labeling one side customary system, and the other side international system.  Take the units that are given in the next slide and separate the customary system units from the international system units.

24 CUSTOMARY SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM


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