Transcript AIM: Measuring Length with the Metric System.

AIM: How is length measured
in the Metric System.
VOCABULARY
Meter-stick
Meter
Centimeter
millimeter
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QUESTION
Why is it important to have
accurate measurement?
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OBJECTIVE
To understand and
successfully measure length
using the metric system
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What is this called?
Meter
stick
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The basic unit of length in the
metric system is called ?
the
METER
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How many meters are there
on a meter stick
1 meter
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How many years are there in a
century?
How many cents are there is a
dollar?
How many legs does a centipede
have?
How many centimeters do you
think there are in a meter?
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COUNT THE
CENTIMETERS ON YOUR
METER STICK !
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What does the word
“abbreviation” mean?
The abbreviation for meters is
“m”.
What is the abbreviation for
centimeters
“cm”.
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Math Problem
If 1 meter = 100 cm
Then 2 meters = how many cm?
200 cm
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So what do you think the prefix “milli”
mean?
So how many millimeters do you think
are in a meter.
1000
Count the number of mm meter !!!
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What is the abbreviation for
millimeter?
mm
Count the number of mm in a cm?
How many are there?
10
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Math Problem
If 1 cm has 10 mm.
Then how many mm are in 3 cm?
30
Then how many mm are in 30 cm?
300 mm
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Math Problem
Is 300 mm more or less than a
meter?
LESS!
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Math Problem
If 1 meter = 100 cm
Then how many cm = 1.5 meters?
150 cm
How did you figure that?
To convert m to cm MULTIPY by 100
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SUMMARY
The standard unit of measure
in the metric system is ?
m is the abbreviation for?
cm is the abbreviation for?
mm is the abbreviation for?
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SUMMARY
1 meter = 1000 mm
1 meter = 100 cm
1 centimeter = 10 mm
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HOMEWORK
Worksheet on practice reading
a ruler!
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