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Metric Measurement

Let’s get ready to measure!!!

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Volume of a Liquid• Tools - Gr aduat ed

Cylinder s & Gr aduat ed Beaker s

•Units of Measurement liter, milliliter

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Measurement with a Cylinder

•Written at the top of the cylinder, you will find the largest capacity that the cylinder can measure.

•It is important to determine what numbers the lines represent.

100 ml

50 ml

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Skip Counting

10 ml

20 ml

10 ml

20 ml

30 ml

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Did you figure out the correct numbers?

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10 ml

20 ml

10 ml

20 ml

30 ml

18161412

282624

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191817

1514131211

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Lengt h/ Dist ance• Tools – Met er St ick or Met r ic

Ruler

Unit s of Measur ement – met er , cent imet er , millimet er ,

kilomet er

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Size Matters!

Millimeter

Centimeter

Meter

Kilometer

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St ar t at Zer o!!!

0 1 2

•If 0 does not begin at the edge, do not begin at the edge. Start at 0. •Place the beginning of the object you are measuring at the 0, so that your measurement can be accurate.•What does the “mm” in the corner mean? •Which unit of measurement is smaller, millimeter or centimeter? •What unit of measurement is represented by the space between 0 and the first line? •What unit of measurement is represented by the space between 0 and 1?

mm

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Fill in the blank.

• A __________________ measures the volume of a liquid.

• A __________ or ________ measures length.

• The unit of measurement for graduated cylinders is a _________ or __________.

• The unit of measurement for length can be _________ , _________, ________ or __________, depending upon size.

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More Questions

• Which unit of measurement would you use for the length or distance of the following items?– Ant– Teacher’s Desk– Distance between two cities– Pencil

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Temperature• Tool – Celsius Thermometer

• Unit of Measurement – Degrees. The symbol for

degrees is °• In Science, a Celsius

thermometer is used.• Some thermometers have

both Celsius and Fahrenheit. • C° represents Celsius. • F° represents Fahrenheit.

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Your Turn!

•Which side of the thermometer represents Celsius?•How do you know?•Find 0° on the Celsius side. Why are 10° and 20°below 0°? What does that mean?•What is the freezing point for Celsius?•What is the boiling point for Celsius?

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What is similar?

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Important Facts to Remember:

• Every line represents a number.

• To what number is the arrow pointing?

• Hint: Don’t forget to skip count!

20 ml

30 ml

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• Every space from one line to another represents a unit of measurement.

• What unit of measurement is the red arrow pointing to?

• What unit of measurement is the blue arrow pointing to?

0 1 2mm

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• Sometimes TWO or more units of measurement are represented on ONE tool.

• See if you can find the following units of measurement on a Meter Stick: millimeter, centimeter, and decimeter.

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The space from 10 to 20 represents this unit of measurement: decimeter

How many centimeters are in one decimeter?

The space between 5 and 6 represents this unit of measurement: centimeter

How many millimeters are in one centimeter?

The space between 1 and the first line after the number 1 represents this unit of measurement: millimeter.

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Measur e t he it ems list ed:

• Pencil to the nearest centimeter.• Paperclip to the nearest

millimeter.• Length of teacher’s dry- erase

board. (Use meters and centimeters in your answer. )

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Let’s Measure

• What is the capacity of a small cup?

– Pour water into the cup filling it as close to the top without overflowing.

– Pour the water into the graduated cylinder.

– Record the volume of water measured.

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Measuring Temperature• Place a Celsius t her momet er in a cup of

r oom-t emper at ur e wat er and r ecor d t he t emper at ur e.

• Place a Celsius t her momet er in a cup of cold wat er and r ecor d t he t emper at ur e.

• Place a Celsius t her momet er in a cup of war m wat er and r ecor d t he t emper at ur e.

• What is t he dif f er ence in t emper at ur e bet ween t he war m and cold wat er ?

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Bonus QuestionsUse your Meter Stick to

help you answer.• How many cent imet er s ar e in

one met er ?• How many millimet er s ar e in one

cent imet er ?• How many millimet er s ar e in one

met er ?