Measurement has been used since at least 3000 BC and is essential in many areas of life. There are several systems of measurement including imperial, metric, and SI units. The imperial system originated in England and is still used in some countries, while the metric system is now almost universal. Measurement tools are used daily and include rulers, clocks, thermometers and more. Measurement allows materials to be quantified and is a fundamental tool for science.
3. What is Measurement?
MEASUREMENT IS A TERM WHICH DESCRIBES
MEASURING SOMETHING, WHICH IS BASICALLY YOU
TRYING TO FIND OUT A SPECIFIC OBJECTS’S
SPECIFICATIONS. YOU ARE GOING TO FIND OUT
ABOUT IT IN THIS KEYNOTE.
4. The Measurement World
TYPES OF MEASUREMENT
HOW IS MEASUREMENT USED?
SYSTEMS
CONNECTIONS HOW CAN
BETWEEN MEASUREMENT
MEASUREMENT BE A TOOL?
AND MATERIALS
WHEN WAS MEASUREMENT TOOLS WE USE FOR
INVENTED? MEASUREMENT
5. Types of Measurement
Systems
★THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, THE MOST COMMON
TIME
★TYPES:
★TIME
★IMPERIAL SYSTEM
★METRIC SYSTEM
★SI UNITS
★USA SYSTEM
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6. The Imperial System
THE ENGLISH UNITS OF MEASUREMENT WAS RENAMED THE IMPERIAL
SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT IN 1824, SO IT ORIGINALLY COMES FROM
THE BRITISH. THE CONVERSIONS OF THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM:
•12 INCHES=1 FOOT
•3 FEET= 1 YARD
•22 YARDS= 1 CHAIN
•10 CHAINS=1 FURLONG
•8 FURLONGS= 1 MILE (5280 METERS)
•144^2 INCHES=1^2 FOOT
•9^2 FEET=1^2 YARD
•4840^2 YARDS= 1 ACRE
•640 ACRES= 1^2 MILE
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7. Time
TIME IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED UNIT OF MEASUREMENT, AS YOU
PROBABLY KNOW. IN FACT, YOU ARE MEASURING IT RIGHT NOW! HERE
ARE THE CONVERSION RATES FOR TIME:
•1000 MILLISECONDS=1 SECOND
•60 SECONDS=1 MINUTE
•1 MINUTE=0.2 DECIMAL HOURS
•60 MINUTES=1 HOUR
•24 HOURS=1 DAY
•7 DAYS= 1 WEEK
•30/31 DAYS=1 MONTH (EXCEPTION FOR FEBRUARY)
•12 MONTHS=1 YEAR
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•10 YEARS= 1 DECADE Measurement
•100 YEARS= 1 CENTURY
•1000 YEARS= 1 MILLENNIUM
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8. The Metric System
THE METRIC SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY IN USE WITH ALMOST EVERY
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, THOUGH IT IS NOT YET INTERNATIONAL,
AS THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM AND THE U.S.A SYSTEM IS STILL IN USE.
HERE ARE THE CONVERSIONS:
•10 MILLIMETERS= 1 CENTIMETER
•10 CENTIMETERS= 1 DECIMETER
•10 DECIMETERS= 1 METER
•100 CENTIMETERS= 1 METER
•10 METERS= 1 DECAMETER
•10 DECAMETERS= 1 HECTOMETER
•100 METERS= 1 HECTOMETER
•10 HECTOMETER= 1 KILOMETER (1000 METERS)
•100^2 MILLIMETERS= 1 ^2 CENTIMETER
•10000^2 CM= 1^2 METER
•100^2 METERS= 1 ARE
•100 ARES= 1 HECTARE BACK TO TYPES OF MEASUREMENT
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9. SI Units
SI UNITS STAND FOR “INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS”. IT
WAS INVENTED BY THE CGPM IN 1960, AND IT WAS COMPLETED
BY ADDING A UNIT: MOLE IN 1971. HERE ARE THE SI BASE UNITS:
•LENGTH= METERS
•MASS= KILOGRAM
•TIME= SECOND
•ELECTRIC CURRENT= AMPERE
•THERMODYNAMIC TEMPERATURE= KELVIN
•AMOUNT OF SUBSTANCE= MOLE
•LUMINOUS INTENSITY= CANDELA
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10. USA System
THE USA SYSTEM IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM, AS IT WAS
ALSO DERIVED FROM THE ENGLISH UNITS OF MEASUREMENT. THE ONLY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE USA SYSTEM AND THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM ARE
THE WEIGHT UNITS. THE USA SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY USED IN THE USA.
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11. How is Measurement
Used?
ALTHOUGH YOU MIGHT NOT REALIZE IT, MEASUREMENT IS USED
EVERYDAY IN OUR LIVES, AS WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO
ANYTHING WITHOUT MEASUREMENT. YOU ARE USING ONE NOW: TIME.
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12. When Was
Measurement Invented?
MEASUREMENT WAS INVENTED IN THE TIME OF THE INDUS
VALLEY CIVILIZATION, WHICH WAS AS EARLY AS 3000 BC, AND IT
HAS THRIVED EVER SINCE.
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13. Measurement Tools
EVERY DAY, WE USE AT LEAST 2-3 MEASURING TOOLS. I AM GOING TO
GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES, BUT IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO COUNT ALL OF
THEM.
•CLOCK
•WATCH
•RULER
•PROTRACTOR
•THERMOMETER
•MEASURING CUP
•COMPASS
•STOPWATCH
•SUNDIAL
•TAPE MEASURE
•DEPTH GAUGE
•ALTIMETER
•BAROMETER
•THICKNESS GAUGE
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14. Connections Between
Measurement and
Materials
MEASUREMENT AND MATERIALS HAVE A CONNCETION, BECAUSE
MATERIALS USE MEASUREMENT. THAT BEING SAID, MATERIALS CAN
EXIST WITHOUT MEASUREMENT. OF COURSE, THERE ARE MANY
MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, BUT CONVERSION RATES DO EXIST./
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15. How is Measurement A Tool
MEASUREMENT IS A TOOL, AS IT IS USED FOR EVERYTHING. IF YOU
HAVE NOT FOUND A THING THAT DOES NOT USE MEASUREMENT, THEN
I ADMIRE YOU FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAPABILITY. MEASUREMENT WILL
BE USED FOREVER AS A TOOL TO HUMANKIND AND POSSIBLE ALIENS.
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16. Credits
• GOOGLE IMAGES
• HTTP://WWW.FRANCE-PROPERTY-AND-INFORMATION.COM/IMPERIAL-SYSTEM-AND-
HISTORY.HTM
• MYSELF
• MY COMPUTER
• WIKIPEDIA
• HTTP://PHYSICS.NIST.GOV/CUU/UNITS/UNITS.HTML
