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MEASUREMENT 1.1

MEASUREMENT 1.1. Chapter One: Measurement. 1.1 Measurements 1.2 Time and Distance 1.3 Converting Measurements 1.4 Working with Measurements. Section 1.1 Learning Goals. Define measurement. Compare English and SI measurements. Become familiar with metric prefixes. Key Question:

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MEASUREMENT 1.1

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  1. MEASUREMENT 1.1

  2. Chapter One: Measurement • 1.1 Measurements • 1.2 Time and Distance • 1.3 Converting Measurements • 1.4 Working with Measurements

  3. Section 1.1 Learning Goals • Define measurement. • Compare English and SI measurements. • Become familiar with metric prefixes.

  4. Key Question: Are you able to use scientific tools to make accurate measurements? Investigation 1A Measurement

  5. A measurementis a determination of the amount of something. A measurement has two parts: a number value and a unit 1.1 Measurements

  6. 1.1 Two common systems • The English System is used for everyday measurements in the United States. • Miles, yards, feet, inches, pounds, pints, quarts, gallons, cups, and teaspoons are all English system units. • In 1960, the Metric System was revised and simplified, and a new name was adopted—International System of Units.

  7. 1.1 International System of Measurement (SI) • The acronym SI comes from the French name Le Système International d’Unités. • SI units form a base-10 or decimal system. • In the metric system, there are: • 10 millimeters in a centimeter, • 100 centimeters in a meter, and • 1,000 meters in a kilometer.

  8. 1.1 The meter stick • A meter stick is 1 meter long and is divided into millimeters and centimeters.

  9. 1.1 The meter stick • Each centimeter is divided into ten smaller units, called millimeters. What is the length in cm?

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