Chemistry Journal

1.2 Measuring Matter

Driving Question: How can proper measurement and unit conversions ensure the reliability of
experimental results?

Key Ideas and Terms Notes

FQ: What are measurements and units?
What is matter?

Define volume.

Define mass.

What is the difference

between mass and
weight?

FQ: What are the different systems of measurement?

What are the
equivalent
measurements
between the U.S. and
metric systems for
length, mass/weight,
volume, temperature,
and time?

Record the prefixes

and their values used
in the metric system.

What are the seven

base units for the
International System
of Units?

FQ: How are units converted between or within measurement systems?

What is a conversion
factor? Give an
example.
In a unit conversion
factor, the value of the
numerator is __ to that
of the denominator
even though the units
are different.
Describe how the units
"cancel."
Conversion Factor
Video:
 Convert 3
miles to feet
(show the setup
used to solve)

 Convert 5,760
seconds to
hours (show
the setup used
to solve)
Convert 25 kilograms
to pounds.

Convert 2 liters to
gallons.

Write 32,000,000 mg
in scientific notation.
FQ: How is the conversion factor used for converting derived units?
What is a derived unit?

The unit cm3 is a unit

of ________.
What is the speed 0.36
km/h in cm/s? Show
the work used to solve
the problem.

Convert the volume

5.0 m3 to the unit cm3.
Show the work used to
solve the problem.

What are some other

derived units?
Be sure to record any extra helpful notes, vocabulary terms, and practice sample problems.