Friday, February 26, 2010

LENGTH! (Group 1)






The S.I. Unit for length is metre(m).
Other units: kilometre(km)
centimetre(cm)
milimetre(mm)

(kilo- and mili- are prefixes.
kilo = 1000
mili = 1/1000)



Useful Conversions : 1 kilometre = 1km = 1000m
1 centimetre = 1cm = 0.01m
1 milimetre = 1mm = 0.001m



Equipment used:






These are the different types of equipment used for measuring.




Vernier Calipers!


This is a vernier caliper. It is used for measuring lines about 1-15cm. Its acurracy is 0.01cm.





Mesuring Tape!


This Measuring Tape is used for straight lines. It is commonly used by architects. Its accurracy is 0.1cm.

Measuring Tape!






This measuring tape is used to measure curves suchs a person's waist or a circumference of a pipe. It is commonly used by tailors. Its acurracy is 0.1cm.






Metre Ruler!

This metre ruler is to measure lines about 30cm-1m. Its accuracy is 0.1cm.
There is a picture of a 15cm ruler and a 30 cm ruler above. (the first picture).




Done by: Alia, Ashmika, Samantha & Zhou Quan.

(This video is inspired by the Noose. This video is only for educational and entertainment purposes only. We do not own the names of the news casters and their names have been changed. Copyright is not intended.)

1 comment:

  1. A clear post that tells us the accuracy of the apparatus used to measure, and the group is very creative to make a video inspired by the noose, because it teaches us about measurements in a better way.
    -Therese-

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