The Metric System Day 2.2012

You Will Need:1. Pencil, Colored Pencils, Rulers2. BioTech Virtual Lab: Due Now –

Please staple1.Cover Page2.Worksheets – in order3.Graph

3. The Metric System (2 sheets-4 sides) Picked up yesterday

Due Thurs, Sept. 20th at the beginning of class.

1.Follow the order of the Binder Check #1 found on Learning Point’s “Daily Assignments”.

Due Thursday, Sept. 20th at the beginning of class.

1. ½ sheet of paper, front side only, done by hand.

View TARGET CONCEPTS on “Daily Assignments”

Calibrate:

Three Main Units: 1)Liter – to measure VOLUME2)Meter – to measure LENGTH or DISTANCE3)Gram – to measure MASS

Abbreviations:1)All small letters except Liter = L2)1st letter of the prefix + 1st letter of the main unit3)One exception: Deka - dk

The way a tool is marked for measurement

Conversions:

Kilo Hecto Deka Deci Centi Milli

Three rules for converting:1)Where is the decimal in your original #?2)Which directions are you converting?3)How many jumps is it?

Move the decimal that many jumps in the direction of the conversion.

Work on“The Metric System”Complete Pgs. 1 - 4 by today or

you have homework.- Due Tomorrow

Show work for conversions

Unsharpened Pencils: Located in

supply boxes

Homework:1)None if you are done with pages 1 - 4 of the Metric System.

1. Materials Managers: Please Return Rulers to Tub and Textbooks to side ledge NEATLY

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