1. Introduction to Measurement
Grade 6 Measurement Unit

2. What are some things you think of when you think of measurements?

3. What you need to know First things, you need to understand the basics
There are two systems of measurement
US/Customary System which is only used in the US
Then there is the metric system which is used all over the world and here

4. Measurement Basics Length: is the distance of something measured
Volume/Capacity: how much something can hold ( generally liquid)
Weight: how much something weighs
Mass: how much space something takes up

5. Metric System
The metric system has base unit and many different prefixes

6. Metric Units of Measurement
Meters: Measures length
Liters: Measures volume or capacity
Grams: measures weight/mass

7. Units of Measurement: Volume
Metric System
Liters

8. Units of Measurement: Length
Metric
Meters

9. Units of Measurement: Weight/Mass
Metric
Gram

10. Metric System Prefixes
Mili- 1/1000, which means that 1000mm=1m
Centi- 1/100, which means that 100cg=1g
Deci- 1/10, which means that 10dl=1l
Deka- 10, which means that 1dkm=10m
Hecto- 100, which means that 1hg=100g
Kilo- 1000, which means that 1kl=1000l

11. What do you need to succeed in this unit?