Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of how the Metric System works and how it is easier to use than the Standard System.
S.IP.07.13 Use tools and equipment (spring scales, stop watches, meter sticks and tapes, models, hand lens, thermometers, sieves, microscopes, hotplates, pH meters) appropriate to scientific investigations.
S.IP.07.14 Use metric measurement devices in an investigation.
Language Objective
Students will discuss and write to gain a better understanding of how the Metric System works and how it is easier to use than the Standard System by completing the following sentence frames:
- The Metric System (SI) breaks measurements into units of ________ and uses _____ which are easy to divide and convert.
- The Customary System breaks measurements up by using ___________ which are more difficult to convert and divide.
- The entire world uses the Metric System except three countries, the United States, ______________ and ____________.
HOMEWORK : Finish the attached chart and questions.