August 14 Thank you for not chewing gum  Today’s Agenda: Objective: Bell work Make books/overview Distance Lab Materials: Pencil, science notebook, science folder Objective: Today we will discuss safety and measurement. A: Kilometers Daily Question: What is the proper metric unit of measure to measure the distance from Phoenix to San Diego?

THE METRIC CONVERSION CHART (LADDER METHOD) To convert to a larger unit, move decimal point to the right or multiply. To convert to a smaller unit, move decimal point to the left or divide

Metric Units km m cm mm Length/Distance: is the amount of space between two points. The basic unit of length in the metric system is the meter and is represented by a lowercase m. Metric Units 1 Kilometer (km) = 1000 meters 1 Meter = 100 Centimeters (cm) 1 Meter = 1000 Millimeters (mm) Which is larger? A. 1 meter or 105 centimeters B. 4 kilometers or 4400 meters C. 12 centimeters or 102 millimeters D. 1200 millimeters or 1 meter

English vs. Metric Units Which is longer? A. 1 mile or 1 kilometer B. 1 yard or 1 meter C. 1 inch or 1 centimeter 1.6 kilometers 1 mile 1 yard = 0.9444 meters 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters Left Image: http://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/physics/demolab/controls/imagedemosm.aspx?picid=1167 Right Image: http://share.lancealan.com/N800%20ruler.jpg

Measuring Length How many millimeters are in 1 centimeter? 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters How many millimeters are in 1 centimeter? What is the length of the line in centimeters? _______cm What is the length of the line in millimeters? _______mm What is the length of the line to the nearest centimeter? ________cm HINT: Round to the nearest centimeter – no decimals. Ruler: http://www.k12math.com/math-concepts/measurement/ruler-cm.jpg

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Students will be able to measure using the metric system 4.0 IN ADDITION TO SCORE 3.0 YOU ARE ABLE TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND BY APPLYING WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE METRIC SYSTEM. YOU CAN TEACH ANOTHER STUDENT ABOUT THE METRIC SYSTEM. 3.0 YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO MEASURE USING THE METRIC SYSTEM. 2.0 WITH NO HELP YOU HAVE A PARTIAL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO MEASURE USING THE METRIC SYSTEM. 1.0 WITH HELP YOU MAY HAVE A PARTIAL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO MEASURE USING THE METRIC SYSTEM.