measurements. units unit- what we measure something in example – 32 feet – 85 seconds – 0.004...
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Units
• Unit- what we measure something in• Example
– 32 feet– 85 seconds– 0.004 lbs– 98.6˚F– 0.6 m
Units
Check yourself
• Which of the following are units?
feet
temperature
meters
length
milestime
hours
kilograms
dollars
SI Units
• What scientists (and almost everybody else) uses
Our Units (what we use)
SI Units (what everyone else uses)
Length Feet (ft) Meters (m)
Time Seconds (s) Seconds (s)
Weight (how much gravity pulls us down)
Pounds (lbs) Newtons (N)
Mass (how much stuff there is in an object)
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Kilograms (kg)
Measuring length
• Meter stick• Larger than a meter stick
– 1000 meter sticks= 1 km
• Smaller than a meter stick– 1 meter= 100 cm– Even smaller
• 1 meter= 1000 mm
He does a quick measurement and writes down the length as 3.5 cm.
His: 3.5 cm Real: 3.42 cm Difference of 0.08 cm
Oops!
• His quick measurement: 3.5 cm• Real: 3.42 cm• Difference of 0.08 cm• If he orders 1200 pieces, each 3.5 cm….• 96 extra cm• 5 dollars an inch? = $188.98• Measuring properly is important!
MASS
• How much stuff an object has• NOT how much an object weighs• Mass is measured in kilograms (kg).
Memorize this
• In order to make metric conversions we need to know our conversion factors.
• We will need to memorize our conversion factors for metrics.
• We can do this with the following pneumonic device:
King Henry Died Monday drinking chocolate milk
What does that mean?
King Henry Died Monday drinking chocolate milk
Kilo Hecto Deca Meter deci centi mili
NOTICE THAT THE WORDS AFTER METER ARE NOT CAPITALIZED!!!!
K
H
D
M
d
c
m
23 cm = ____?____ Dm
1. Put a decimal in front of the number if there isn’t one already. 23. cm2. Find the starting point.3. Count the number of steps to get to the ending point.
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