1. What the Metric System Looks Like Intro to the Metric System

2. UnitPrefixMeaningHow many meters SymbolSize Comparison KilometerKiloOne thousand1000k.62 miles 10 lengths of a football field HectometerHectoOne hundred100hFootball field and 1 endzone DekameterDekaTen10daSchool bus Meter---------Base unit1mFrom a door knob to the floor DecimeterDeciOne tenth.1dHeight of a ’s soup can CentimeterCentiOne hundredth.01cDigit (distance across your fingertip) MillimeterMilliOne thousandth.001mThickness of a dime

3. Meter Prefix: None Meaning: base unit How Many Meters: 1 Symbol: m Comparison: From a door knob to the floor

4. Decimeter Prefix: deci Meaning: one-tenth How Many Meters:.1 Symbol: d Comparison: Height of a Campbell’s Soup Can

5. Centimeter Prefix: centi Meaning: one- hundredth How Many Meters:.01 Symbol: c Comparison: digit

6. Millimeter Prefix: milli Meaning: one- thousandth How Many Meters:.001 Symbol: m Comparison: Thickness of a dime

7. Dekameter Prefix: deka Meaning: ten How Many Meters: 10 Symbol: da Comparison: Length of a school bus

8. Hectometer Football Field with Just One End Zone Prefix: hecto Meaning: one-hundred How Many Meters: 100 Symbol: hecto Comparison: football field with just one endzone

9. Kilometer Prefix: kilo Meaning: one- thousand How Many Meters: 1000 Symbol: k Comparison:.62 miles

10. Volume

11. Volume Equivalence

12. What are the Implications?

13. How Much Mass in This Ice Cube?

14. Volume vs Capacity VOLUME How much space an object or substance takes up. CAPACITY How much a container can hold.

15. Mass or Weight? Mass: The amount of matter (stuff) in an objective or substance. Mass is measured with a triple beam balance. Weight: How much gravity pulls on the mass of an object or substance. Weight is measured with a spring scale.