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Includes 2 parts:
Number (ex. 1, 2, 3, 4) Unit (ex. cm, mg, kL)
Ex. 8 cm, 22 mg, 14.35 kL
Centi- centimeter (cm)1/100Century (100 years)
Milli- milligram (mg) 1/1000Millennium (1000 years)
Kilo- kiloliter (kL) x 10001000x larger
Meter (m):basic unit for length
Meter Stick: tool used tomeasure length
amount of matter (stuff) in an object
Kilogram (kg) – basicunit of mass
Balance - tool used to measure mass
amount of space an object takes up
Liter (L) – basic unitof volume
Graduated cylinder – toolused to measure liquid
volume
Meniscus - bottom curve ofwater line (in a graduated cylinder)
Cubic centimeter - cm3 = mL(length x width x height)
Celsius – metric measurement for temperature
Thermometer – tool used to measure temperature
- Boiling Temp. 100 oC
- Freezing Temp. 0 oC
- Body Temp. 37 oC
- Room Temp. 26 oC
a fraction that always equals “1”
Length 1 m = 1000 mm 1 m = 100 cm
1000 m = 1 Km 1 cm = 10 mm
Measuring Length
Ruler: http://www.k12math.com/math-concepts/measurement/ruler-cm.jpg
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.
1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
Volume1 L = 1000 mL1 L = 100 cL
1000 L = 1 KL 1 cL = 10 mL
Mass1 g = 1000
mg1 g = 100 cg
1000 g = 1 Kg 1 cg = 10 mg
What are 4 types of measurement?
1. Length2. Mass3. Volume4. Temperature
What are the 2 parts of a measurement?- Number and Unit
What are some tools used for measurement?
1. Meter Stick2. Balance3. Grad. Cylinder4. Thermometer Identify 3 prefixes.
* Centi- * Milli- * Kilo-
a skill of converting one unit to another
The length of a student’s pencil is 5.4 cm.
What is this measurement in mm?
Given: 5.4 cmSolve: How many mm?Conversion
Factor:
Work:
The longest loaf of bread on record was 1256 feet, 2 inches long. If this bread had been cut into ½ (0.5) inch slices, how many slices of bread would there have been?
There are 115 calories in 4 ounces of baked potato. How many pounds of baked potatoes would a person have to eat in order to take in 2990 calories?
At sea level, water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. At the top of Mt. Everest, 29002 feet, water boils at 159.8 degrees F. How many degrees does the boiling point drop for every mile up from sea level to the top of Mt. Everest: (hint: change feet to miles. Find the difference of temperatures).
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