Why do we use Graphs?

1. Why do we use Graphs? 1. Visual representation of data 2. To organize data

2. In which year were the least amount of dolphins seen? • Did you use the chart or the graph or both to find your answer?

16. Making Graphs • Make a graph for each of the following sets of data. • Use a line graph, a bar graph and a pie chart

17. Temperature • Heat: a measure of how fast molecules are moving • Temperature: a measure of the thermal energy in an object

18. Thermoscope: 1593 Galileo • The first instrument that measured changes in heat • Works on the principle of AIR expanding and contracting • Cold air contracts • Hot air expands

19. Fahrenheit Scale: 1714 Daniel Fahrenheit • More accurate than the thermoscope • Based on the principle of MERCURY to expand and contract • 32°F = freezing point of water • 98°F = body temperature • 212°F = boiling point of water

20. Celsius Scale: 1742 Andreas Celsius • Based on the freezing and boiling points of water • 0°C = water freezes • 100°C = water boils

21. Kelvin Scale:1847 William Thompson (Lord Kelvin) • 0 K = absolute zero: The lowest possible temperature of anything in the universe • Molecules stop moving • Used mostly in the astronomy and engineering • 0 K = -273°C • 273 K = 0° C • 373 K = 100° C

22. Dial thermometer: 1759 John Harrison • Based on the principle of metal expanding and contracting • Used in furnace thermostats and meat thermometers

23. Electric Thermometer: 1871 Sir William Siemens • Based on the principle of charged particles expanding and contracting • Measures electrical charge and translates it into a temperature

24. What are the following temperatures in Fahrenheit and Celsius? • Freezing point of water • 0º C or 32º F • Boiling point of water • 100º C or 212º F • Human body temperature • 37º C or 98º F • Room Temperature • 21º C or 70º F

25. Temperature Scales

26. Conversions • Celsius to Fahrenheit: • Fahrenheit to Celsius:

28. Metric vs. American Measurements • Metric System • Grams • Meters • Liters • Celsius • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_customary_units • American System • Pounds • Ounces • Feet • Inches • Yards • Miles • Gallons • Cups • Teaspoon • Quarts • Pints • Fahrenheit

29. Problems • Metric mishap caused loss of NASA orbiter • September 30, 1999 CNN • NASA lost a $125 million Mars orbiter because a Lockheed Martin engineering team used English units of measurement while NASAs team used the metric system for a key spacecraft operation. • The units mismatch prevented navigation information from transferring between the Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft team in at Lockheed Martin in Denver and the flight team at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. • Lockheed Martin helped build, develop and operate the spacecraft for NASA. Its engineers provided navigation commands for Climate Orbiters thrusters in English units although NASA has been using the metric system predominantly since at least 1990.

30. Metric System Basics Most (95%) of the world uses the metric system • Why use the metric system? • To have a single unit for every physical quantity • Volume, weight, length • MUCH EASIER: Based on units of 10

31. Metric System Basics • The metric system is based on a base unit that corresponds with a certain type of measurement • Length = meters (m) • Volume = liters (L) • Mass or weight = grams (g) • Other abbreviations • Kilo = k • Hecto = H • Deka = D • deci = d • centi = c • milli = m

32. Metric Conversions

33. Metric Conversions