Metric System

Aim-  We will begin to understand the nature of science by
  understanding the Metric System as a system of measurement.

Standard 4- Science Concepts

One of the strongest results of a science experiement is the
possiblility of having a result or answer to your question
that people can learn from all over the world.  The problem
is that people in the United States use a type of measure
that is not understood everywhere else in the world. 

As a result, US Scientists have decided to publish all
scientific results in the metric system.
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It is actually easier than our system in that it deals with
everything either divided by or multiplied by 10

for example in the US we do not say 1 yard is 1/1000 of a mile
it is not, it is much less, but in metric we know that
1 meter is 1/1000 of a kilometer and 1 centimeter is 1/100 of
a meter.

183 centimeters
  1 meter and 83 centimeters......1.83 meters


cm  (centimeters)   100 centimeters in 1 meter

  If I ask you to measure something that is
   324 centimeters long

    3 meters & 24 centimeters
     or 3.24 meters

143 centimeters-   1.43 meters
1.6 meters
1.51 meters

Using the metric system- we use the following units

 length-  meters  in science (centimeters)
 mass-  grams     for large things (Kilograms)
 Volume (liquid)  liters  in sci  (milli liters)
 temp - Celsius
 light- Kelvin
 

Volume is how much stuff we find inside of something
 it is all the sides multiplied by eachother
  so it is length * width * height

  the answer will be in length, but we want
   liters--- so....
 
 a cube that is 10cm on each side is
  10cm*10cm*10cm= 1000cm3 or 1000 cubic
         centimeters
  1000cc's = 1000ml which is how we measure
          volume

In science-  we use centimeters for length, grams for mass
 and milli liters for volume. 

DO NOT EVER USE INCHES WHEN WE ARE MEASURING SOMETHING