The Metric System
Use the word bank to complete the chart
Graduated Cylinder
Weight
Basic Unit
Gram
Liter
Meter
What It Measures
Length
Volume
Equipment Used
Balance
Meter Stick
Picture of Equipment
Metric Conversions:
Instructional Videos (optional):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R00HJXPtEGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duBiakTd4Og
Convert
Ex: 1.0 Kg to cg
Ex: 86.0 mm to Km
1. 15 m to mm
2. 73,000 mL to KL
3. 90 Hg to dg
(decigram)
4. 2,901 cm to m
5. 39 Km to mm
How many
decimal places
to move the
decimal
5 places
6 places
Direction to move
the decimal place
right
left
Answer
(Remember the
units)
100,000 cg
.000086 Kg
How to read scientific equipment
Watch the videos then in your own words explain how to use each piece of equipment.
Equipment
Explanation in your own words
Graduated Cylinder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ewRaV5baik
Electronic Balance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtnPiKSKKtI
Meter Stick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpGr4qs11QM
How to Find an Average
Average Practice (If needed: round answers to the nearest hundredths)
Questions
Answers
Ex: 8,2,1, 5, and 8
4.8
8+2+1+5+8=24
24/5=4.8
1. 3,8,4,9, and 10
2. 13,17,19 and 25
3. 2 and 20
4. 6,11, and 9
5. 482, 261, 198, and 301