Scientific Measurements Exploration of the Metric System

International System of Units [What or who is the SI?]

Definitions [Define the following in you own words] [Physical Quantity] [Units] [Value of a Physical Quantity]

Metric System in the U.S. [When did the U.S. begin evaluating the metric system?] [Why doesn’t the U.S. use the metric system like every other country?] [What organization or groups of people use the metric system?]

Basic Metric Measure Define the basic metric measure

Derived Measures [Define what derived measures is] [List the key measures] [Find and list examples of derived measure]

Metric Prefixes [List the metric prefixes] [Give examples of the use of metric prefixes]

Golden Gate Bridge [List the key metric measures for the Golden Gate Bridge]

Fahrenheit v. Centigrade [What tool do you use to measure temperature?] [Who was the Centigrade scale name after?] [What are the respective freezing points of water?] [What are the respective boiling points of water?]

Volume Regularly Shaped Objects –[Complete lesson example] Irregularly Shaped Objects –[Complete lesson example]

Mass [Define mass] [How is mass measured?] [What is the difference between mass and weight?]

Feathers and Nails [Which is heavier – a pound of feathers or a pound of nails?] [What is density?] [Complete calculation in lesson]

Wrap-it up [What predictions did you make?] [What surprised you?] [Could you use the metric system]