1. Scientific Measurement
Questions to Ponder:
Why is measurement important?
What are the different types of
measurement?
What do you know already?
What do you think we will focus on when
studying measurement?

2. Types of Measurements

3. Types of Measurements
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4. Types of Measurements

5. Types of Measurement

6. Accuracy vs. Precision
Accuracy – how close to actual or true
value

7. Accuracy vs. Precision
Accuracy – how close to actual or true
value
Precision – how close measurements are
to one another

8. Accuracy vs. Precision

9. Significant Figures
Important when making
measurements in
experiments