1. Metric Prefixes Prefix Power of 10 Value Kilo 103 1000 100 102 101 10
Hecto
102
101 10
Deca 1
Base
100
10-1
0.1
Deci
Centi
10-2
0.01
Milli
10-3
0.001

2. Base Units What measures what Length/Distance meter
km hm dam m dm cm mm
Weight/mass gram
kg hg dag g dg cg mg
Volume liter
kL hL daL L dL cL mL

3. Metric To Metric Conversion
Step One: Line up the metric units from largest to smallest:  
 km hm dam m dm cm mm
kl hl dal l dl cl ml
kg hg dag g dg cg mg
Step Two:
Count the number of steps from the unit you have to the unit you want.
Step Three: Move the decimal point the direction you moved to
get from one unit to the other that many steps.

4. 4.5 L = ml
Step One: Line up the metric units from largest to smallest:
kl hl dal l dl cl ml
Step Two: Count the number of steps from the unit you have to the unit you want in your answer.
To get from liters to milliliters on the chart, it takes three steps to the right.
Step Three: Move the decimal point the same direction you moved.
So the decimal point must be moved three steps to the right as well.
4.5 L = 4,500 ml

5. Metric to Metric Conversion
 Practice problems
a) 5 cm = _______mm
b) 12.8 dg = ______mg
c) 14,450 mm = _____m
d) km = _______m
e) 2000 ml = ________ L

6. Standard to Metric Conversion Formulas
Length
inches x 2.54 = cm (centimeters)
feet x = m (meters)
miles x 1.6 = km (kilometers)
Weight
pounds  2.2 = kg (kilograms)
ounces x 28 = g (grams)
Volume
gallons x 3.8 = L (liters)
fluid ounces x 30 = ml (milliliters)

7. How many liters are in 2 gallons
Standard to Metric Conversion
  How many liters are in 2 gallons
of milk?
gallons x 3.8 = L (liters)
2 gallons x 3.8 = 7.6 L
Got milk??

8. YUMMMMMM! The worlds largest candy bar weighs 5,500 pounds.
How many kilograms?
pounds  2.2 = kg (kilograms)
5,500 lbs  2.2 = 2,500 kg
YUMMMMMM!

9. Just DO IT !
3 feet to meters
12 inches to centimeters
1 ounce to grams
6 fluid ounces to milliliters
3 ft x = 0.9 m
12 in x 2.54 = 30.5 cm
1 oz x 28 = 28 grams
6 fl oz x 30 = 180 ml