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What is the abbreviation for the International System of Measurement?
S.I.
System Internacional (It's French)
What TOOL did we use to find the LENGTH of your arm span, height, forearm, and foot ?
Meter Stick
Every country in the world uses the Metric System except for THREE.
Myanmar
United States of America
Liberia
Russia
France
England
Mexico
Myanmar
United States
Liberia
What is the abbreviation for kilogram?
kg
What is the abbreviation of milliliter?
mL
The metric system is easy to use because it is based on the way we count.
What number is the Metric System based on? Factors of ____.
(Hint: It is a Base _____ System)
10
cm3
centimeters cubed
How do we find the VOLUME of a REGULAR SOLID (like a tissue box)?
length x width x time
What TOOL did we use to measure the MASS of different items in GRAMS?
Electric Scale
What is the abbreviation for centimeter?
cm
What is the abbreviation for kilo-?
k
(needs to be lower case)
What is the abbreviation of centi-
c
(needs to be lowercase)
What is the abbreviation of milli-?
m
(needs to be lower case)
What is the abbreviation for a gram?
g
(needs to be lower case)
What is the abbreviation for a meter?
m
(must be lower case)
What is the mathematical relationship for units with the prefix kilo-?
1,000
What is the mathematical relationship for units with the prefix centi-?
1/100
What is the mathematical relationship for units with the prefix milli-?
1/1000
What tool do we use to measure the Volume of a Liquid?
Graduated Cylinder
What tool do we measure the volume of a regular shaped solid?
Ruler/ Meter stick
How many ways did we learn to measure volume? What are the objects we measure volume for?
3:
Regular solids, Irregular solids, and Liquids
How do we find the volume of a regular shaped solid?
Length x Width x Time
l x w x t
How do we find the volume of an irregular shaped solid?
Water Displacement
How do we measure the volume of a liquid?
Measure the Meniscus
How many CENTIMETERS are in a Meter?
100