1. Factor Label Method – Day 2

2. August 25
BELL WORK:
You have a family gathering of 30 people. You want to buy them Liliha Bakery Coco Puffs, but you know it’s cheaper to buy it by the dozen. Use factor label method to determine how many dozens of Coco Puffs you need to buy.
Each dozen costs $ How much do you need to spend to get your family Coco Puff?
Bell Work
Factor Label Method Review
Factor Label Method Practice
HW: FLM Practice
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
How can I use the factor label method in my life?

3. Before We Get Started we Need Metric Prefixes or Conversion Factors:
Prefix Name
Symbol
Amount
Actual Number
mega M
million
1, 000, 000
kilo k
thousand
1, 000
hecto h
hundred
100
deka da
ten 10
Unit
m, L, g
one 1
deci d
tenth
0.1
centi c
hundredth
0.01
milli m
thousandth
0.001
micro
millionth
nano n
billionth

4. Factor Label Method: Now let’s try actual metric measurements
500 grams = ___________ mg

5. Factor Label Method: Here’s another one…
20,000 kilograms = ___________ grams

6. Factor Label Method:
And another one…
25 µm= ___________ cm

7. Factor Label Method: Now let’s try some more
ML= ___________ cL

8. Factor Label Method: Now let’s try some more
20 hectogram = ___________ centigram

9. Now it’s your turn to practice.
Remember, it’s always hard the first time you do something.
The more practice the better you get at it.
If you need help, now is the time to help each other out!
Use your time wisely, we will be coming around to help if your group can’t help you.
Bonus – if you get all of the class work completed.