Science Skills Unit Part 2: Intro to the International System of Units, Metric

Part 2 Explores explores the International Systems of Units. This Part has 5 lessons of 50 minutes and 12 page Work bundle that chronologically follows the PowerPoint slideshows. Student learn about Metric System, and compare to the US Customary System, learn the powers of ten, Scientific Notation / Significant Digits, and Metric Conversions. A full 20 question review game / assessment with fun bonuses and final question conclude

Part 3 (No included)

Part 3 Focuses on Base Units of the Metric System and has 6 lessons of 50 minutes and 11 page work bundle. This Part explores prefixes of the metric system, measuring, base units, mass, temperature, time, distance, and other units. A full 20 question review game / assessment with fun bonuses and final question conclude

This unit includes 5 lessons (50 minutes each) and 13 pages of printable work bundle. The Work Bundles have students fill-in critical notes, conduct exciting hands-on activities, answer questions, interpret graphs, includes games, built-in quizzes, and much more. The two work bundles chronologically follow the detailed and interactive set of slideshows. A 20 question quiz game concludes each part for a great review and additional assessment. Answer Keys, materials list, video links, crosswords, built-in quizzes, and much more are provided. Everything you need to run a fantastic learning experience is provided. Everything arrives in editable format if you want add in your own slides and activities, and the slideshows and work bundles can easily be converted into Google Slides / docs for friendly Google Classroom learning.

The PowerPoint begins having the students describe the unit of measurement from a series of slides. The students see a gallon of milk, 65 mph sign, Quarter Pounder with cheese, inches, yards, degrees Fahrenheit. The pictures are then redisplayed with their Metric equivalent. We are then introduced to Chuck E' Cheese who represents the U.S Customary System of Measurement and Yoda who represents the Metric System. Chuck E' Cheese has the students add the number 12 several times and the mathematics gets difficult quickly. Yoda then gives a similar problem that uses the number 10. The math is very simple as students just move the decimal place. Yoda eventually says goodbye to Chuck E' Cheese with his light saber. Yoda provides wisdom throughout. This duet is both fun and educational. The PowerPoint goes on to show how most of the world uses the Metric System while basically only the U.S. does not. The U.S. Customary system is broken down unit by unit describing some history (i.e - the mile is a Roman unit based on 1000 paces of a Roman Legion) A series of slides present the U.S. Customary System and students mark out these from a series and replace with their Metric equivalent. A great video link is provided which shows the cast of American Choppers building a bike and arguing over fractions of an inch (A good case for using the Metric System) The PowerPoint then describes the base units of the Metric System in a series of step by step slides. A series of hidden box games have the students guess a relevant picture form the slideshow. Each slide removes boxes and the student guess about the picture beneath.

Part 2 Explores

This PowerPoint includes critical notes (Red Slides), exciting visuals, challenge questions, activities with directions and more. Text is usually placed at the top of the slide so it can be read from all angles of a classroom. Color coded slides, as well as a shade technique is used to increase student focus and allows the teacher to control the pace of the lesson. These PowerPoints are meant to be interactive as possible and ask many questions, provides built in review opportunities, explains directions to activities, and much more.