Section 1: Metric System History ‘© Measurement must have a standard. © Standard * Two people using the same object should get the 5AWAL_ results. * Standards of the past People used 30d 4 Pores to determine length = Examples Nos to Tipot Fingers e yod lerathot Foot = 1 Loot © The standard would be a part of the kings body ° + The standard for a foot today is: 12 inches = 1 foot © The English system is so confusing because: There OE So mony dillerent Valves © Scientists needed an_@GC + and GNA bo CVA _ system of weights and measurements So they ereated the Metre $ ¥ SHEN . ©. The metre system i based in units of LO © To decide on a meter, scientists measured the distance from _\)_ fo le to the (4 yptoC and divided itino IQ wwillion. fo(tSection 2: Metric System Basics © Base units- Nee la antec g ty Merer Length or distance Liter Volume of aliquid bam Mass Kelvin Temperaty re * Meter- ST unit that measures length (Length = distance between two points) © Measured using: Medec 9 HCE Example: Widtroln dootwa j milliererte iothe tckness ofa dink Centimelers ws hola laa a PE I Sl unit that measures mass (amount of matter in an object) perch p Pe your aged + Gram. © Measured using: Scale oc w lealanct o Example: Jaycar oes wamuch oso small pererclip dnilacoas Lawin of galt 4 bilogam weighs asmochas b opp eS + Liter-Stunit that njeasures volume (amount of space an object occupies) © Measured using: Gradya ted Kinder or Math (Lenape roirtet heigl Aheer 22 ly gq ule eda Lom 70) Amilli Verer = Livop¢ Kelvin- SI unit that measures temperature © Other units thatmeasuretemp: C2 [eiyg fakrenher+ + Pension Measures Masa per unit Volume C gtams per Liter) © Derived unit: Yared You get by Combing otherunr tS = grams (10956) x Liters (onitel volume) grams pe line © Metric Prefixes © Prefix-a wotd jl lertec ofpumbtf__ thatis placed before another © Write in each Prefixes value. Kilo- (990 Hecto- 100 Deka- 10 Base Unit Deci- Centi- OL | Milli OOPrefix Symbol Factor Number Factor Word Kilo- k , 1000 -....- Thousand Hecto- h 100 | H Deca- da or dk 10 Ten Unit m,lorg 1 One Deci- d A Tenth Centi- c 01 Hundredth Milli- m 001 Thousandth Section 3: Metric Conversions ‘© Why do we need to convert units or add a prefix? ©. Itmakes large or small numbers GOS'ET to manage © Convert 16 grams to Decigrams © Convert 3 cm to millimeters meter Kilo | Hecto | Deca rf Deci | Centi | Milli 1000 100 10 Le J 01 .001 gram