1. Unit Conversions

2. Base Units
Meters
Grams
Second

3. Large Measurements Prefix & Abbreviation Multiple of Base Unit Tera T
Giga G
Mega M
Kilo k
Hecto h
Deca da
No prefix
1,000,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
1,000,000
1,000
100 10 1

4. Small Measurements Prefix & Abbreviation Fraction of 10 No prefix
Deci d
Centi c
Milli m
Micro μ
Nano n
Pico p 1
/10
/100
/1000
/1,000,000
/1,000,000,000
/1,000,000,000,000

11. Going Up, or Down??
If you are converting to a smaller unit, your answer should be larger than your given figure.
If you are converting to a larger unit, your answer should be smaller than you given figure.

12. Make a Number Line
Tera Giga Mega Kilo Deca Hecto Base Unit deci centi milli micro nano pico

13. Example 1: Convert 3 m to cm
3 m 100 cm 1 m
For meters to cancel out, meters in the conversion factor must be on the opposite side of the fraction

14. Convert 10 km to cm

15. Convert 1,000,000 m to km