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Metric System

Metric System. Metric system is a system of measurement based on ten This is the basic measurement system of the world with the exceptions being the U.S., Liberia, and Myanmar. U.S. Involvement. U.S. adopted metric system in 1866

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Metric System

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  1. Metric System

  2. Metric system is a system of measurement based on ten • This is the basic measurement system of the world with the exceptions being the U.S., Liberia, and Myanmar

  3. U.S. Involvement • U.S. adopted metric system in 1866 • Passed Metric Conversion Act of 1975 that included a voluntary 10-year conversion timeframe but no mandatory dates • FDA has Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1994 that required dual labels

  4. In 1996 all surface temperature observations in National Weather Service reports use degrees Celsius • Stock exchange adopted decimals in April of 2001

  5. Week that contains the tenth day of the tenth month (Oct. 10) is Metric Week in the U.S. http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/metric-week.html Metric Week

  6. Discussion Questions • Can you think of ways that the U.S. already uses the metric system? • What are the benefits of switching to the metric system? • What are the drawbacks of switching?

  7. Why Decimal? • Powerful argument for the metric system

  8. Metric Basics • Base units of measurements • Examples: • Length = meter • Weight = gram • Volume = liter • Temperature = degree Celsius

  9. Base units are multiplied or divided by factors of 10 to represent bigger or smaller units of measurement Giga (G) = billion mega (M)= million kilo (k)= thousand Base Unit centi (c) = hundredth milli (m) = thousandth

  10. Tips • Unit symbols are case-sensitive – mm is different from Mm • Don't have singular and plural forms — it's 1 mL, 2 mL (no “s” at the end) • Not abbreviations - No period after unit symbols

  11. Sample references • A US cent weighs exactly 2.5 g, while the nickel weighs exactly 5 g

  12. A doorknob is typically about 1 m high

  13. The diameter of a CD or DVD is 12 cm.

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