1. CONVERSIONS

2. Conversions Complete the following equalities:
1 year = ____ months
1 tricycle = ____wheels
1 alphabet= ____ letters
1 dollar= ____ pennies
Now complete these equalities:
4 years = _____ months
____ tricycles = 27 wheels
2 alphabets = ____ letters
____ dollars = 550 pennies

3. Conversions with Metric Units
1 kg = ____ g
1 mL = ____ cm3
1 m = ____ cm
1 L = ____ mL
1 g = ____ mg
1 m = ____ mm
1 cm = ____ mm

4. The Long and Short of It
Use your book, partner, or prior knowledge to attempt to complete this sheet.
You have 5 minutes….GO!

5. Metric Prefixes Prefix Abbreviation Meaning Notation Giga- Mega- Kilo-
Centi-
Milli-
Micro-
Nano-

6. Metric Units Unit of Measure Abbreviation Measures Gram Mass Milligram
Kilogram
Meter
Millimeter
Centimeter
Squared centimeters
Cubic centimeters
Liter
Milliliter

7. Full List of Metric Prefixes
Multiplication factor
(scientific notation)
Prefix       
Symbol    
(1024)
yotta Y
(1021)
zetta Z
(1018)
exa E
(1015)
peta P
(1012)
tera T
(109)
giga G
(106)
mega M
1000 (103)
kilo k
100 (102)
hecto h
10 (101)
deka da
0.1 (10-1)
deci d
0.01 (10-2)
centi c
0.001 (10-3)
milli m
(10-6)
micro
(10-9)
nano n
(10-12)
pico p
(10-15)
femto f
(10-18)
atto a
(10-21)
zepto z
(10-24)
yocto y
Full List of Metric Prefixes

8. Metric Dollars 100 dollars 1 hectodollar 1x102 10 dollars 1 dekadollar
1 dime
1 decidollar
1X10-1
1 cent
1 centidollar
1X10-2

9. Conversions with Metric Units
Multiplying gives bigger number but smaller unit
Dividing gives smaller number, but bigger unit
1 kg = ____ g
1 mL = ____ cm3
1 m = ____ cm
1 L = ____ mL
1 g = ____ mg
1 m = ____ mm
1 cm = ____ mm
2 kg = ____ g
____ mL = 42 cm3
5 m = ____ cm
_____ L = 3,000 mL
2 g = ____ mg
______ m = 1,200 mm
875 cm = ____ mm

10. It gets more complicated…..
The height of a building is 553m tall. How many kilometers is that?

11. Try this…
The mass of an object is 35 kg. What is the objects mass in grams?

12. Try this…
Your next class is kilometers away. How many meters will you need to walk to get there?

13. You can use this set-up with multiple unit conversions.
Convert 51.3 kg to milligrams.

14. Try this…
Convert 97 kilometers into centimeters.

15. Try this……CHALLENGE!!
Convert 186 days into seconds