Systems of Measurement

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Systems of Measurement Imperial and Metric

Imperial System Inches, feet, yards, miles 12 inches = 1 foot

Demonstrate each Quantity in the Imperial System

Imperial System What should we do if we want to measure something small with the imperial system? Fractions! Build a fraction strip with me … 1 inch

SI (Systeme International d’Unites) Based on base 10 metric system.

SI System continued meters/grams/liters Prefixes work for various units … meters, grams, liters, etc.

Reading Measuring Instruments What reading is shown on each measuring instrument? in