1. Measurement
Metric Conversions

2. Do Now: Need: Lab Notebook, pencil or pen Why use the metric system?
Answer:

3. Do Now: Need Lab Notebook and pencil or pen 54 kg = ? g Answer:

4. Do Now: Need: HW, Lab Notebook, pencil or pen
What is the abbreviation for decagram?
Answer:
789 cm = ___ hm da
.0789 hm

5. Do Now: Need: HW, Lab Notebook, pencil or pen
Is the following <, >, or = ?
65 cm _____ 5 m
Answer:
>

6. Do Now: Need: HW, Lab Notebook, pencil or pen
What is the abbreviation for decaliter?
Answer:
39.0 m = ___ hm
dal hm

8. 4. = 4000 m 1 2 3 Meters Liters Grams How many jumps does it take?
1st – Determine your starting point.
2nd – Count the “jumps” to your ending point.
3rd – Move the decimal the same number of jumps in the same direction.
Starting Point Ending Point
How many jumps does it take?
4 km = _________ m
How do you use the swoop method? 1
__. 2
__. 3
__. 4.
= 4000 m

9. King Henry Died Monday Drinking Chocolate Milk
Kilo
Hecto
Deca
Base Unit (Meter, Liter, Gram)
Deci
Centi
Milli
What can we use this for?

10. Write the correct abbreviation for each metric unit.
Practice
Write the correct abbreviation for each metric unit.
Kilogram
Meter
Gram
Milliliter
Millimeter
Liter
Kilometer
Centimeter

11. Practice 24 kilograms = ______ centigrams
18.2 centimeters = ______ hectometers
.027 milliliters = ______ centiliters
8.42 dekagrams = ______ decigrams
7 decimeters = ______ hectometers
91 kiloliters = ______ hectoliters
7. 36 milligrams = ______ dekagrams
246 centiliters = ______ liters
84.72 hectograms = ______ grams
914.2 deciliters = ______ milliliters

12. Practice 1. 624 dekagrams = ______ kilograms
meters = ______ millimeters
kiloliters = ______deciliters
hectograms = ______ centigrams
centimeters = ______ meters

13. Practice 1000 mg = ______ g 1 L = ______ mL 160 cm = ______ mm
109 g = ______ kg
14 km = ______ m
250 m = ______ km

14. Practice Compare using <, >, or =. 56 cm 6 m 7 g 698 mg
1500 mL 1.5 L
536 cm dm