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Earth Science: The Soil Science and Glaciers Unit, The Geology Topics Unit, The Astronomy Topics Unit, The Weather and Climate Unit, and The River Unit, The Water Molecule Unit.
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4. Science Skills Unit
Part III/IV

5. RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very important and should be recorded in your science journal.
BLACK SLIDE: Pay attention, follow directions, complete projects as described and answer required questions neatly.
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6. -Please make notes legible and use indentations when appropriate
-Please make notes legible and use indentations when appropriate Example of indent Skip a line between topics Don’t skip pages Make visuals clear and well drawn.

7. -Please make notes legible and use indentations when appropriate
-Please make notes legible and use indentations when appropriate Example of indent Skip a line between topics Don’t skip pages Make visuals clear and well drawn. Please label
Convex Lens
Focal Point
Focal Length

8. -Please make notes legible and use indentations when appropriate
-Please make notes legible and use indentations when appropriate Example of indent Skip a line between topics Don’t skip pages Make visuals clear and well drawn. Please label
Convex Lens
Focal Point
Focal Length

9. “Hoot, Hoot” “Good Luck!”
Keep an eye out for “The-Owl” and raise your hand as soon as you see him.
He will be hiding somewhere in the slideshow
“Hoot, Hoot”
“Good Luck!”
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12. “I love my chocolate Milk!”
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14. “Oh no!”

17. What the next activity will look like when it is done.
Make room in your journal.
King Kilometer 1000m 103
Henry - Hectometer 100m 102
Died - Decameter 10m 101
While - Standard 1m 100
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
Milk - Millimeter .001m 10-3
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18. (K)ing (H)enry (D)ied (W)hile (D)rinking (C)hocolate (M)ilk
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19. (K)ing (H)enry (D)ied (W)hile (D)rinking (C)hocolate (M)ilk
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20. (K)ing (H)enry (D)ied (W)hile (D)rinking (C)hocolate (M)ilk
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21. (K)ing (H)enry (D)ied (W)hile (D)rinking (C)hocolate (M)ilk
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22. (K)ing (H)enry (D)ied (W)hile (D)rinking (C)hocolate (M)ilk
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23. (K)ing (H)enry (D)ied (W)hile (D)rinking (C)hocolate (M)ilk
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24. (K)ing (H)enry (D)ied (W)hile (D)rinking (C)hocolate (M)ilk
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25. Chocolate - Centimeter Milk - Millimeter
King - Kilometer
Henry - Hectometer
Died - Decameter
While - Standard
Drinking - Decimeter
Chocolate - Centimeter
Milk - Millimeter
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26. Chocolate - Centimeter Milk - Millimeter
King - Kilometer
Henry - Hectometer
Died - Decameter
While - Standard
Drinking - Decimeter
Chocolate - Centimeter
Milk - Millimeter
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27. Chocolate - Centimeter Milk - Millimeter
King - Kilometer
Henry - Hectometer
Died - Decameter
While - Standard
Drinking - Decimeter
Chocolate - Centimeter
Milk - Millimeter
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28. Chocolate - Centimeter Milk - Millimeter
King - Kilometer
Henry - Hectometer
Died - Decameter
While - Standard
Drinking - Decimeter
Chocolate - Centimeter
Milk - Millimeter
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29. Chocolate - Centimeter Milk - Millimeter
King - Kilometer
Henry - Hectometer
Died - Decameter
While - Standard
Drinking - Decimeter
Chocolate - Centimeter
Milk - Millimeter
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30. Chocolate - Centimeter Milk - Millimeter
King - Kilometer
Henry - Hectometer
Died - Decameter
While - Standard
Drinking - Decimeter
Chocolate - Centimeter
Milk - Millimeter
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31. Chocolate - Centimeter Milk - Millimeter
King - Kilometer
Henry - Hectometer
Died - Decameter
While - Standard
Drinking - Decimeter
Chocolate - Centimeter
Milk - Millimeter
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32. Chocolate - Centimeter .01m Milk - Millimeter .001m
King Kilometer 1000m
Henry - Hectometer 100m
Died - Decameter 10m
While - Standard 1m
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m
Milk - Millimeter .001m
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33. Chocolate - Centimeter .01m Milk - Millimeter .001m
King Kilometer 1000m
Henry - Hectometer 100m
Died - Decameter 10m
While - Standard 1m
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m
Milk - Millimeter .001m
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34. Chocolate - Centimeter .01m Milk - Millimeter .001m
King Kilometer 1000m
Henry - Hectometer 100m
Died - Decameter 10m
While - Standard 1m
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m
Milk - Millimeter .001m
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35. Chocolate - Centimeter .01m Milk - Millimeter .001m
King Kilometer 1000m
Henry - Hectometer 100m
Died - Decameter 10m
While - Standard 1m
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m
Milk - Millimeter .001m
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36. Chocolate - Centimeter .01m Milk - Millimeter .001m
King Kilometer 1000m
Henry - Hectometer 100m
Died - Decameter 10m
While - Standard 1m
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m
Milk - Millimeter .001m
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37. Chocolate - Centimeter .01m Milk - Millimeter .001m
King Kilometer 1000m
Henry - Hectometer 100m
Died - Decameter 10m
While - Standard 1m
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m
Milk - Millimeter .001m
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38. Chocolate - Centimeter .01m Milk - Millimeter .001m
King Kilometer 1000m
Henry - Hectometer 100m
Died - Decameter 10m
While - Standard 1m
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m
Milk - Millimeter .001m
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39. Drinking - Decimeter .1m 10-1 Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
King Kilometer 1000m 103
Henry - Hectometer 100m 102
Died - Decameter 10m 101
While - Standard 1m 100
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
Milk - Millimeter .001m 10-3
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40. Drinking - Decimeter .1m 10-1 Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
King Kilometer 1000m 103
Henry - Hectometer 100m 102
Died - Decameter 10m 101
While - Standard 1m 100
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
Milk - Millimeter .001m 10-3
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41. Drinking - Decimeter .1m 10-1 Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
King Kilometer 1000m 103
Henry - Hectometer 100m 102
Died - Decameter 10m 101
While - Standard 1m 100
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
Milk - Millimeter .001m 10-3
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42. Drinking - Decimeter .1m 10-1 Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
King Kilometer 1000m 103
Henry - Hectometer 100m 102
Died - Decameter 10m 101
While - Standard 1m 100
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
Milk - Millimeter .001m 10-3
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43. Drinking - Decimeter .1m 10-1 Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
King Kilometer 1000m 103
Henry - Hectometer 100m 102
Died - Decameter 10m 101
While - Standard 1m 100
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
Milk - Millimeter .001m 10-3
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44. Drinking - Decimeter .1m 10-1 Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
King Kilometer 1000m 103
Henry - Hectometer 100m 102
Died - Decameter 10m 101
While - Standard 1m 100
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
Milk - Millimeter .001m 10-3
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45. Drinking - Decimeter .1m 10-1 Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
King Kilometer 1000m 103
Henry - Hectometer 100m 102
Died - Decameter 10m 101
While - Standard 1m 100
Drinking - Decimeter .1m
Chocolate - Centimeter .01m 10-2
Milk - Millimeter .001m 10-3
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47. It keeps going but we won’t use those much because they are very large and very small.
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48. It keeps going but we won’t use those much because they are very large and very small.
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49. “Easy this process is, move the decimal place you do.”
It keeps going but we won’t use those much because they are very large and very small.
“Easy this process is, move the decimal place you do.”
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50. Activity! Measuring the U.S. One Dollar.
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51. Activity! Measuring the U.S. One Dollar.
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52. Activity! Measuring the U.S. One Dollar.
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53. Activity! Measuring the U.S. One Dollar.
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54. Activity! Measuring the U.S. One Dollar.
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55. Activity! Measuring the U.S. One Dollar.
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56. Activity! Measuring the U.S. One Dollar.
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57. Activity! Measuring the U.S. One Dollar.
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58. Activity! Measuring the U.S. One Dollar.
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59. Activity! Measuring the U.S. One Dollar.

60. How many millimeters is the printed dollar bill long?

61. How many centimeters is the printed dollar bill long?

62. How many decimeters is the printed dollar bill long?

63. How many meters is the printed dollar bill long?

64. How many decameters is the printed dollar bill long?

65. How many hectometers is the printed dollar bill long?

66. How many kilometers is the printed dollar bill long?

67. Answers! Measuring the U.S. One Dollar.

68. How many millimeters is the printed dollar bill long?

69. How many millimeters is the printed dollar bill long
How many millimeters is the printed dollar bill long? Answer: 150 mm (millimeters)

70. How many centimeters is the printed dollar bill long?

71. How many centimeters is the printed dollar bill long
How many centimeters is the printed dollar bill long? Answer: 15 cm (centimeters)

72. How many decimeters is the printed dollar bill long?

73. How many decimeters is the printed dollar bill long? Answer: 1.5 d

74. How many meters is the printed dollar bill long?

75. How many meters is the printed dollar bill long? Answer: .15 m (meters)

76. How many decameters is the printed dollar bill long?

77. How many decameters is the printed dollar bill long. Answer:
How many decameters is the printed dollar bill long? Answer: .015 da (decameters)

78. How many hectometers is the printed dollar bill long?

79. How many hectometers is the printed dollar bill long. Answer:
How many hectometers is the printed dollar bill long? Answer: h (hecto)

80. How many kilometers is the printed dollar bill long?

81. How many kilometers is the printed dollar bill long. Answer:
How many kilometers is the printed dollar bill long? Answer: km (kilometers)

82. Activity! Without using any conversion, how many centimeters is one inch?
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83. 2.54 cm Answer: 2.54 cm (centimeters)
We will learn some conversions later…
2.54 cm
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84. Notes will look like the following. Length Meter (m)
Mass Kilogram (kg)
Temperature Kelvin (k)
Time Seconds (s)
Amount Mole (mol)
Force Newton (n)
Electric Current Ampere (a)
Luminous Intensity candela (cd)
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85. Quantity Base Unit Symbol
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86. Quantity Base Unit Symbol Length Meter M
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87. Quantity Base Unit Symbol Length Meter M Mass gram g
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88. Quantity Base Unit Symbol Length Meter M Mass gram g
Temperature Kelvin K
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89. Quantity Base Unit Symbol Length Meter M Mass gram g
Temperature Kelvin K
Time Second s
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90. Quantity Base Unit Symbol Length Meter M Mass gram g
Temperature Kelvin K
Time Second s
Amount Mol mol
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91. Quantity Base Unit Symbol Length Meter M Mass gram g
Temperature Kelvin K
Time Second s
Amount Mol mol
Force Newton N
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92. Quantity Base Unit Symbol Length Meter M Mass gram g
Temperature Kelvin K
Time Second s
Amount Mol mol
Force Newton N
Electric Current Ampere a
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93. Quantity Base Unit Symbol Length Meter M Mass gram g
Temperature Kelvin K
Time Second s
Amount Mol mol
Force Newton N
Electric Current Ampere a
Luminous Intensity Candela cd
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94. Quantity Base Unit Symbol Length Meter M Mass gram g
Temperature Kelvin K
Time Second s
Amount Mol mol
Force Newton N
Electric Current Ampere a
Luminous Intensity Candela cd
Volume Liter l
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95. Quantity Base Unit Symbol Length Meter M Mass gram g
Temperature Kelvin K
Time Second s
Amount Mol mol
Force Newton N
Electric Current Ampere a
Luminous Intensity Candela cd
Volume Liter l
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96. Quiz Wiz 1-10 Name the quantity, base unit, and symbol for each picture.
Two will be used twice.
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97. 1

98. 2

99. 3

100. 4

101. 5

102. 6

103. 7

104. 8

105. 9

106. 10

107. Bonus: I won three Piston Cups.

108. Answers1-10 Name the quantity, base unit, and symbol for each picture.
Two will be used twice.
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109. 1

110. 1 Force, Newton, N

111. 2

112. 2 Electric Current, Ampere, a

113. 3

114. 3 Time, Seconds, s

115. 4

116. 4 Mass, Gram, g

117. 5

118. 5 Amount, Mole, mol

119. 6

120. 6 Length, Meter, m

121. 7

122. 7 Temperature, Kelvin, K

123. 8

124. 8 Luminous Intensity, candela, cd

125. 9

126. 9 Volume, Liter, l

127. 10

128. 10 Length, Meter, M
This is an altimeter.

129. Bonus: I won three Piston Cups.

130. Bonus: Hudson Hornet from the Pixar movie Cars.

131. Area of Focus: Length.
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132. Activity. Measure the length of the lab table using the meter
Activity! Measure the length of the lab table using the meter. How many…is it long?
Millimeters
Centimeters
Meters
Kilometers
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133. Activity. Measure the length of the table using the meter
Activity! Measure the length of the table using the meter. How many…is it long?
Millimeters
Centimeters 153
Meters 1.53
Kilometers
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134. Activity! Please measure the curvy line below in meters as a class.
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135. Answer! ?
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136. Activity! Measure the width of the assorted types of balls.
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137. Activity! Use the calipers to measure the width of each type of ball.
Caution! It does have a sharp edge.
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138. Activity! Use the calipers to measure the width of each type of ball.
Caution! It does have a sharp edge.
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139. Activity! Recreate a drawing of a plastic spoon in your journal without tracing it or freehand drawing.
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140. Activity! Recreate a drawing of a plastic spoon in your journal without tracing it or freehand drawing.
Use the calipers / ruler to measure widths and lengths and transcribe information back into your journal.
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141. Area of Focus: Mass
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142. Mass: The amount of matter in an object. Weight has to do with gravity.
On earth, mass and weight are the same.
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143. “I’m weightless but I still have mass.”
Mass: The amount of matter in an object. Weight has to do with gravity.
On earth, mass and weight are the same.
“I’m weightless but I still have mass.”
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144. Mass: The amount of matter in an object. Weight has to do with gravity.
On Earth, mass and weight are the same.
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145. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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146. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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147. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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148. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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149. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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150. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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151. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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152. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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153. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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154. “Oh no!” “We have to do it again the opposite way.”
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155. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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156. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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157. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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158. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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159. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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160. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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161. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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162. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. 1 milligram = gram 1 centigram = gram 1 decigram = gram 1 kilogram = grams
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163. Each box is a gram. A gram is the weight of one centimeter cubed full of water.
1cm
1 cm
1 cm
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164. Activity! Using an equal balance.
Please sketch a picture of an equal balance in your journal.
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165. Activity! Using an equal balance.
Task #1) Find two objects of equal weight and try to balance the scale. What objects were they?
Task #2) Which cube weighs the most? How do you know?
Task #3) Using a gram set, how many grams do two washers weigh?
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166. Activity! Using an equal balance.
Task #1) Find two objects of equal weight and try to balance the scale. What objects were they?
Task #2) Which cube weighs the most? How do you know?
Task #3) Using a gram set, how many grams do two washers weigh?
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167. Activity! Using an equal balance.
Task #1) Find two objects of equal weight and try to balance the scale. What objects were they?
Task #2) Which cube weighs the most? How do you know?
Task #3) Using a gram set, how many grams do two washers weigh?
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168. Activity! Using an equal balance.
Task #1) Find two objects of equal weight and try to balance the scale. What objects were they?
Task #2) Which cube weighs the most? How do you know?
Task #3) Using a gram set, how many grams do two washers weigh?
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169. Activity! Using a Triple Beam Balance.
Make a quick sketch of a triple beam balance.
When complete try and zero the scale using this dial. So the balance lines up here.
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170. Activity! Using a Triple Beam Balance.
Weigh the ____ gram weight?
How many grams should it weigh?
In what ways was this balance better or worse?
Weigh the bouncy ball? Can you solve the problem of it rolling off?
Which battery weighs more?
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171. Activity! Using an Equal Balance
Please find the weight in grams of the two density blocks that you have.
Record a description of your blocks so you can obtain it later to get it’s volume.
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172. Activity! Digital Balance.
Make a quick sketch of a digital balance in your journal.
How does this compare to the other scales?
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173. Activity! Digital Balance.
Make sure to zero the scale before you begin and that the scale is set to grams.
Place Petri-dish on scale, and then hit the zero button.
What happened?
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174. Activity! Using the Digital Balance.
How much does the large weight weigh?
Zero a 100 milliliter container.
Place 100 milliliters of water in the container and weigh it.
How much did it weigh?
Place 400 more milliliters in? How much does it weigh?
Try 1 milliliter of water? How many grams do you think it weighs?
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175. Special Relationships
1 cubic meter of water has a mass of one ton, thus…
1 liter of water weighs 1 kilogram,
1 milliliter of water is one cubic centimeter.
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176. Special Relationships
1 cubic meter of water has a mass of one ton, thus…
1 liter of water weighs 1 kilogram.
1 milliliter of water is one cubic centimeter.
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177. Special Relationships
1 cubic meter of water has a mass of one ton, thus…
1 liter of water weighs 1 kilogram.
1 milliliter of water is one cubic centimeter.
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178. Special Relationships
1 cubic meter of water has a mass of one ton, thus…
1 liter of water weighs 1 kilogram.
1 milliliter of water is one cubic centimeter. 1 1 1
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179. This is one ton of gold
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180. These are one ton bags of grain.
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181. Metric Ton: A cubic meter filled with water or 1,000 kilograms.
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182. Activity! Making a metric ton.
Please use the tape and the meter sticks to create one meter cubed.
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183. No plastic bag liner and hopefully the barrel will be clean.
Activity! Who wants to submerge themselves in a trash can full of warm water so the class and figure out your volume by water displacement.
You need a bathing suit and towel.
No plastic bag liner and hopefully the barrel will be clean.
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186. Science Skills Unit
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188. Thank you for visiting Part III and enjoy this PowerPoint
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189. More Units Available at…
Earth Science: The Soil Science and Glaciers Unit, The Geology Topics Unit, The Astronomy Topics Unit, The Weather and Climate Unit, and The River Unit, The Water Molecule Unit.
Physical Science: The Laws of Motion and Machines Unit, The Atoms and Periodic Table Unit, The Energy and the Environment Unit, and The Introduction to Science / Metric Unit.
Life Science: The Diseases and Cells Unit, The DNA and Genetics Unit, The Life Topics Unit, The Plant Unit, The Taxonomy and Classification Unit, Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit, Ecology: Interactions Unit, Ecology: Abiotic Factors, The Evolution and Natural Selection Unit and Human Body System and Health Topics Unit
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