3. 12/18/2015 English System Metric/SI System

4. Metric System - developed in the late 1700’s - based on multiples of ten

5. SI System - known as the International System of Units - developed in 1960 as an improved version of the metric system

6. Length Base Unit = meter (m) What tool is used to measure length in the metric system??? Meter stick

7. How big is a meter? One meter is about the height of a doorknob. Approximately how tall are you in meters??

8. One centimeter (1cm) is about the width of your little finger or the diameter of an aspirin. kmhmdkm mdmcmmm One millimeter (1mm) is about the thickness of a dime.

10. Volume of a Solid BASE UNIT: cubic meter (m 3 )

11. Regularly shaped solid (i.e. cube, sphere, pyramid, etc.) - Use the formula for the object For Example: Volume of a box = length x width x height = 8 =4 Height =2 = 8 x 4 x 2 = 64

12. Irregularly shaped object (i.e. stone, pencil, etc.) Displacement - Use water and a measuring device (beaker, graduated cylinder, etc.) A.B.

13. Volume of a Liquid Base Unit: Liter (l)

16. Measuring a Liquid’s Volume 1) Graduated Cylinders 2) Beakers 3) Flasks

17. Using a Graduated Cylinder You must read the bottom of the meniscus Curved line that forms at the edges of liquid

18. Always Read at Eye Level

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