Web Dropin #2
Metric System VS. Customary Units
Introduction
We will be starting our unit on the Metric System. Did you know that the United States is now the only industrialized country in the world that does not use the metric system as a system of measurement.? We need to use charts, like the one above, when we are working with the metric system.
Activity
I. The following link will provide information about commonly asked questions and answers about the metric system:
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/200/202/lc1136q.htm#questions
- Read through all of the questions and answers
II. Answer the following three questions based on your reading and hand in at the end of class.
1. List 4 metric units and what they measure (ex. length, mass, weight, volume)
2. Why hasn't the U.S. converted to the metric system?
3. In your opinion, should the United States convert to the metric system. Give two reasons to support your answer.
We will be starting our unit on the Metric System. Did you know that the United States is now the only industrialized country in the world that does not use the metric system as a system of measurement.? We need to use charts, like the one above, when we are working with the metric system.
Activity
I. The following link will provide information about commonly asked questions and answers about the metric system:
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/200/202/lc1136q.htm#questions
- Read through all of the questions and answers
II. Answer the following three questions based on your reading and hand in at the end of class.
1. List 4 metric units and what they measure (ex. length, mass, weight, volume)
2. Why hasn't the U.S. converted to the metric system?
3. In your opinion, should the United States convert to the metric system. Give two reasons to support your answer.