Introduction to the
Metric System
Gaiser Life Science
Know
What do you know about the metric System?
Evidence
kilo
hecto
deka
Base
Unit
deci
Glue in your
conversion
chart.
centi
milli
Page
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Information
The Metric
System
metric system
- decimal system based on the powers of 10. There are no
fractions.
100
10
0.1 1,000
0.001
1.0
10,000 0.01
1
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Information
The Metric
System
metric system
- decimal system based on the powers of 10. There are no
fractions.
Who uses the
Metric System?
All nations except Burma, Libya, and the USA.
Burma – A small countChina and India
ry located between which has been
ruled by a military regime since 1988.
All laws are by military decree.
United States – You
know who they are.
Libya – An outlaw nation in the
Mideast ruled by the military
strongman Mahomar Ghadaffi
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Who uses the
Metric System?
What is the
official name
of the Metric
System?
Information
All nations except Burma, Libya, and the USA.
International System of Units
A.K.A. SI
Review
What is the
official name
of the Metric
System?
Why use the
Metric
System?
Information
International System of Units
All scientists use metrics as a common measure so
everyone is talking the same language
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Why use the
Metric System?
All scientists use metrics as a common measure so
everyone is talking the same language
How does it
work?
Each unit is a multiple of 10 either larger or smaller than
the base unit.
Example: 10mm = 1cm, 100cm = 1m, 1000m = 1km
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How does it
work?
Each unit is a multiple of 10 either larger or smaller than the
base unit.
Conversion
Example: 10mm = 1cm, 100cm = 1m, 1000m = 1km
1.0cm = ________m
Move the decimal LEFT. Add zeros on the left if necessary.
1.0m = ________cm
Move the decimal RIGHT. Add zeros on the right if necessary.
Glue Metric units handouts
at the bottom of Page 22.
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