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Measurement of the metric system
Aim: Why do scientists use the SI system of measurement?
Objectives:
-Key idea 2.
-Performance Indicator 2.2
-Major Understanding 2.2a
Do Now: Analyze chart.
-Volume is a unit measured in liter.
-Length is a unit measured in meter.
-Mass is a unit measured in gram.
-Prefix indicates the first part of a word or unit.
-The prefix Kilo means a 1000 parts or 1000 whole units.
-The prefix Centi means a hundredth or ?/100 of one whole unit.
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-The prefix Milli means a thousandth or ?/1000 of one whole unit.
-The prefix Micron(u) or Micrometer(mu) is a millionth or ?/1000,000 of one whole unit.
-Scientists use a common measurement system called the International System of Units(SI), which is the metric system that is accepted worldwide.
Development or performance indicator:
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