Metric System
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MILLIMETERS (SMALLEST MEASUREMENT)
-LENGTH OF A PAPERCLIP -WIDTH OF AN ERASER -DIAMETER OF A WIRE
CENTIMETERS
PENS, LENGTH OF A PIECE OF PAPER, WIDTH OF A COMPUTER SCREEN
DECIMETER
HEIGHT OF A BOX OF CEREAL, PIECE OF CHALK: 1 DECIMETER=10 CENTIMETERS
METERS
LENGTH OF A PARK BENCH
DEKAMETER
1 DEKAMETER= 10 METERS: USED TO MEASURE LENGTH OF A CITY BLOCK
KILOMETER
DISTANCE BETWEEN CITIES, DISTANCE OF A MARATHON
DECIMETERS, DECAMETERS, HECTOMETERS
ARE RARELY USED BECAUSE THEY ARE BASICALLY JUST PLACE HOLDERS
Photo by Stew Dean
PATTERN OF THE METRIC SYSTEM
THE METRIC SYSTEM IS SET UP IN GROUPS OF 10'S
HOW TO USE A METRIC RULER
- Find the metric side of the ruler
- Line the first mark up with what youre measuring
- Measure the length to the nearest millimeter
