1. The Metric System
International System

2. BASIC UNITS Meter: Liter: Gram:
a little longer than a yard (about 1.1 yards)
                                             
Liter:
a little larger than a quart (about 1.06 quarts)
Gram:
a little more than the weight of a paper clip

3. Symbols in Metrics Metric symbols never have periods:
km, hm, dam, m, dm, cm, mm
kl, l, ml
kg, g, mg
These are SYMBOLS – not abbreviations!

4. Thickness of a fingernail 1 mm A bit more than half a mile 1 km
Metric length
meters
Width of a door frame          1 m
Width of a finger cm
Thickness of a fingernail    1 mm
A bit more than half a mile 1 km

5. Metric Mass
grams
A small paperclip g
about the mass of a textbook 1kg
1/100th of a small paperclip 1mg

6. Half of a 2 liter soda 1l 500 2l bottles of soda 1kl
Metric volume
liters
Half of a 2 liter soda l
500 2l bottles of soda kl
1/5 a teaspoon ml

7. 1ml = 1cm3 = 1cc

8. Thirty is hot Twenty is nice Ten is chilly Zero is ice
Metric Temperature
Celsius
Thirty is hot Twenty is nice Ten is chilly Zero is ice

9. Metric Conversions
The Magic Metric Box

10. k h da d c m

11. k h da d c m
8m = _____cm

12. k h da m d c
8m = _____cm

13. km h da m d c
8m = _____cm

14. km hm da m d c
8m = _____cm

15. km hm
dam m d c
8m = _____cm

16. km hm
dam m dm c
8m = _____cm

17. km hm
dam m dm cm
8m = _____cm

18. km hm
dam m dm cm mm
8m = _____cm

19. km hm
dam m dm cm mm 8
8m = _____cm

20. km hm
dam m dm cm mm 8
8m = _____cm

21. km hm
dam m dm cm mm 8.
8m = _____cm

22. km hm
dam m dm cm mm 8.
80.
8m = _____cm

23. km hm
dam m dm cm mm 8 80
800.
8m = _____cm

24. km hm
dam m dm cm mm 8 80
800.
8m = _____cm

25. km hm
dam m dm cm mm 8 80
800.
8m = 800 cm

26. Try these!
48 cm = ____________ mm
3 km = ______________ m
21 l = _______________kl
6.35 g = _____________ mg
.7000 l = _____________ ml