LET'S PLAY BALL!METRIC SYSTEM

REVIEW

The Rules:

Each person will bat (by answering a question). You answer the question correctly you advance to the next base.

A wrong answer will result in an out. 3 outs= other team gets to “bat” Team with the most runs WINS!!

Question 1

You have been asked to measure the distance Jeff Gordon’s race car traveled during his last race. What unit of measurement would you use?

Question 2

What do the prefixes Kilo, hecto, deka, deci, centi, milli, represent?

Question 3

You hear on the radio, “its going to be a chilly night with temperatures below freezing at 22 degrees.” Which system of measurement is the meteorologist using? How do you know?

Question 4-DOUBLE QUESTION

You are a scientist investigating an unknown liquid. You want to know the liquids volume, what tool would you use and what unit of measure would you use?

Question 5

The metric system is……..

Question 6

What is the function of a scale?

Question 7

What is the function of a beaker?

Question 9

You want to know the weight of an adult male lion. In science, you would use what unit (include appropriate prefix)?

Question 10-Here comes the curveball…. You have been hired by ESPN to test

how drinking certain amounts of gatorade affects NFL football player’s running speed. What is the independent and dependent variable?

HOMERUN QUESTION

Question 11

When measuring the mass of an object you would use what tool?

Question 12

The Metric System was purposed as a solution to a historical problem. What was the problem?

Question 13

As a biologist, you study the living world. Generally, you observe living things and record your data based on observation. What type of data do you normally collect?

DOUBLE QUESTION

Question14

You are observing chemical reactions taking place in test tubes. One of the test tubes is undergoing an exothermic reaction (making the test tube warm). To make sure you do not burn yourself when you pick it up you would use a:

Question 15

As a scientist, you are measuring the volume of isopropyl alcohol. You know to read the graduated cylinder at the_____ for the most accurate reading.

Question 16

You want to measure the diameter of a circular pool to test the accuracy of the ad on the box the pool came in. What tool would you use?

Question 17

You are measuring an exothermic reaction you created in a test tube. You want to measure the temperature change. What unit of measurement would you use?

Question 18

You are driving to Nashville and notice a sign that states you are “25 miles from Nashville.” But Ms. Melton told you we measure distance in meters. Is the sign incorrect? Explain.

Question 19

In Ancient times Egyptians used body parts to measure lengths. Why would this be a problem?

Question 20

You are measuring the affects mentos have on coke when they are combined. First you want to know the volume of the coke. Explain how you would find the volume before running the experiment.

Question 21

As a scientist you want to test the affects the Leader in Me program has on the productivity of students. What would your control group be?

HOMERUN QUESTION

QUESTION 22

Explain how you would teach another scientist to accurately measure the length of a room.