Measurements in Science

By: Marvin Lowe

Metric Measurement Tools

Graduated Cylinder = L Metric Ruler = m Thermometer = Celsius

Metric Balance = g Stop Watch = s Scale in Newtons = N

METRIC STAIRS

Bench1

Metric Tool Used

Metric Unit At Bench

Used to Measure

Metric Ruler Meter - m Distance

Graduated Cylinder Liter - L Liquid Volume

Balance Gram – g Mass

Thermometer Degrees Celsius Temperature

Stop Watch Second - s Time

Scale Newton – N Weight

Newton – N Force

Watt – w Power

Joule – j Work

Hertz

InformationByte

Frequency

METRIC STAIRS

Bench

1

Deca =da

10 101

Hecto = h

100 102

Kilo = k

1000 103

Deci = d

.1 10-1 Centi = c

.01 10-2 Milli = m

.001 10-3

Decimal LEFT

Decimal RIGHT

Meter = m

Liter = L

Gram = g

Watt = w

Joule = j

Newton = N

Second = s

Hertz = hz

Celsius = co

Byte = b

Metric Conversion Steps

1. Locate the known metric unit prefix on the metric stairs.

2. Locate the unknown metric unit prefix to which you want to convert the known metric unit.

3. Count the number of times you would put your foot down on a new step if you moved on the steps from the known metric unit prefix to the unknown metric unit prefix.

4. Did you go left or right on the metric stairs?

5. Move the decimal (.) the number of steps you took, in the direction you went, in the known number, and you now have converted to the unknown metric unit number.

Metric Conversion Practice

250.0 mg = .025

dag

.4536 km = dm4536.0

8.5 j = kj.0085

86940.0 cw = hw8.694

44.0 ds = das.44

.00046 hL = cL4.6

245.0 cc = mL245.0

446.67 cc = daL.044667