Lines “a” and “b” are equal in length

LENGTH

Units &
Measurement
HEIGHT
Objectives
Differentiate the various systems and units of measurement from
01 one another by means of comparing examples for the two
systems of measurement;


02 Differentiate random errors from systemic errors by examining

different examples of error in measurement.


03 Differentiate accuracy from precision through picture analysis;


Measurement
UNIT

1 meter
NUMBER
Ruler
 01.

Preliminary Activity
 Measurement

British (Imperial)/ English Metric

Length: Volume: Length: Volume:
● inch (in.) ● quart (qt) ● meter (m) ● liter (L)
● foot (ft.) ● gallon (gal) ● kilometer (km) ● milliliter (ml)
● yard (yd.) ● fluid ounce (fl oz) ● centimeter (cm)
● mile (mi.) ● millimeter (mm) Weight:
Weight: ● Newton (N)
Mass: ● pound (lb) Mass:
● slug ● ounce (oz.) ● gram (g) Area:
● pound-mass (lbm) ● ton ● kilogram (kg) ● hectare (ha)

Area:
● acre
 The Metric System
It constitutes units based on
powers of 10


01 02 03
It is a measurement system It contains seven base units

proposed by Gabriel Mouton



Unit Prefixes
● A unit prefix, also called as “metric
prefix”, can be used to make a new
unit larger or smaller than the base
unit.



● The metric system is a decimal-based
system of measurement units. Units
for a given quantity, such as length or
mass, are related by factors of 10. 

 The Seven SI Base Units
Physical Quantity Unit Name Symbol
MASS
 Kilogram
 kg

LENGTH
 Meter
 m

TIME
 Seconds
 s


AMOUNT OF SUBSTANCE
 Mole
 mol


TEMPERATURE
 Kelvin
 K


ELECTRIC CURRENT
 Ampere
 A


LUMINOUS INTENSITY
 Candela
 cd


Combination Area

of two or
more base
units Derived Volume

Units
Speed

Types of Errors
in Measurement
Uncertainty in measurement can be caused by:

Random Errors
These are statistical fluctuations in the measured data due
to the limitations of the measurement device and the
experimenter’s inability to take the same measurement
every trial.


Systematic Errors
These are often due to a problem from the measuring
device which persists throughout the entire experiment.

 Uncertainty

Random Error Systematic Error

 02.

Formative Activity
Accuracy and
Precision
High precision Low precision High precision
Low accuracy Low accuracy High accuracy
Accuracy
It refers to the closeness of a measured value to the true or
known value of an object. If the set of measurement is close to
the true or accepted value, it is said to have high accuracy.


Precision
It refers to the closeness of two or more measurements to each
other. The measurements have high precision if they are
consistent; this means that the values are close to one
another.

Four students performed an experiment to measure the density of a
substance (2.7 g/mL). Which data is accurate but not precise?


John Sally Megan Mike

2.924 g/mL
 2.316 g/mL
 2.649 g/mL
 2.701 g/mL

2.923 g/mL
 2.527 g/mL
 2.731 g/mL
 2.699 g/mL

2.925 g/mL
 2.941 g/mL
 2.695 g/mL
 2.702 g/mL


2.926 g/mL
 2.136 g/mL
 2.742 g/mL
 2.698 g/mL


 The volume of a liquid is 15 mL. Which of the following sets of
measurement represents the value with high precision and high
accuracy?


A B C
15.2 mL
 14.8 mL
 15.3 mL

15 mL
 14.6 mL
 14.6 mL

14.9 mL
 14.5 mL
 14.9 mL

 The volume of a liquid is 20.5 mL. Which of the following sets of
measurement represents the value with high precision and high
accuracy?


A B C D
18.6 mL
 19.2 mL
 18.9 mL
 20.4 mL

17.8 mL
 19.3 mL
 19.0 mL
 20.5 mL

19.6 mL
 19.5 mL
 19.1 mL
 20.6 mL

 03.

Progress Check Activity

Four students measured the volume of a liquid substance (26 mL).


James Mark Daniel Luke

25.5 mL
 25.8 mL
 27.5 mL
 26.2 mL

25.8 mL
 26.3 mL
 26.5 mL
 26.1 mL

25.3 mL
 27.2 mL
 27.1 mL
 25.9 mL