August 11 Thank you for not chewing gum  Today’s Agenda: Objective: Bell work TURN IN PORTRAIT & SCIENCEOGRAPHY Quiz Metric Notes Metric Booklets Materials: Pencil science notebook science folder Objective: Today we will discuss safety and measurement Daily Question: What is the proper metric unit of measure to measure the distance from Phoenix to San Diego?

Socrative Quiz Go to Socrative.com Student Login Enter Teacher’s Room code: APRMERRITT Enter your name: Last, First You may begin! Silently & individually! when you are done: Work on your portrait/scienceography Silent Reading Other homework?

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

Brainstorm – Circle Map Science I did over the summer

Scienceography Write a power paragraph describing yourself as a scientist. 4 Your paragraph is extremely well-written. You show exceptional word choice, and voice. 3 Include your: Strengths Challenges things you do every day to practice science. Your paragraph should have a topic sentence, 3 supporting details, examples, transitions, and a concluding sentence. Highlighted appropriately 2 Some of the above information is missing/ incomplete/ incorrect 1 The majority of the above information is missing/ incomplete/ incorrect