Metric System

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Metric System

• Students will be able to convert between units in
  the metric system

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What is the metric system?

• The first standardized system of measurement,
  based on the decimal

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What are the metric measurements that we are
learning about?

• Meter (m)
• Length
• Liter (L)
• Volume
• Gram (g)
• Weight or Mass

• Seconds (s)
• Time
• Celsius (C)
• Temperature
• Gram (g)
• Weight or Mass

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Temperature

• Freezing 0 C
• Boiling 100 C

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How to remember different lengths in the metric
system

• When you think of a millimeter (mm) think of
• The thickness of a dime.
• When you think of a centimeter (cm) think of
• The width of your pinky.

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How to remember different lengths in the metric
system

• When you think of a meter (m) think of
• The height of the doorknob.
• When you think of a kilometer (km) think of
• A little more than half of a mile

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How to understand the ruler

• One side has inches (duh!)
• The other side is the metric side.
• The big numbers represent centimeters
• The smaller lines represent millimeters.
• How many millimeters are in a centimeter?
• 10

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How to remember different volumes in the metric
system

• When you think of a liter (L) think of
• About the size of a bottle of water.
• When you think of 5 milliliters (mL) think of
• One teaspoon
• When you think of 2 kiloliters (kL) think of
• A hot tub

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How to remember different masses in the metric
system

• When you think of a gram (g) think of
• A paper clip
• When you think of a kilogram (kg) think of
• A little more than 2 pounds.

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What is the order of the metric system?

• King Henry Died by Drinking Chocolate Milk
• King Kilo (k)
• Henry Hecto (h)
• Died Deka (da)
• By Base (m, L, g)
• Drinking Deci (d)
• Chocolate Centi (c)
• Milk Milli (m)

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Ladder Method
KILO1000Units
HECTO100Units
DEKA10Units
DECI0.1Unit
CENTI0.01Unit
MILLI0.001Unit
4 km _________ m
How many jumps does it take?
4.
4000 m
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Conversion Practice
Try these conversions using the ladder method.
1000 mg _____ g 1 L _____ mL 160 cm
_______ mm 14 km _______ m 109 g _______ kg
250 m _______ km
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Now you try

• 7 km __________ m
• 6 g __________ cg
• 9.15 kL __________ L
• 6.25 kg __________ mg
• 14.2 m __________ cm

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Now you try

• 7 km __7000________ m
• 6 g ____600______ cg
• 9.15 kL ___9150_______ L
• 6.25 kg __6250000________ mg
• 14.2 m __1420________ cm

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Now you try

• 14 mL __________ L
• 3.97 g __________ kg
• 915 L __________ kL
• 45 mg __________ dag
• 10 m __________ dam

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Now you try

• 14 mL __.014________ L
• 3.97 g ____.00397______ kg
• 915 L _____.915_____ kL
• 45 mg ____.0045______ dag
• 10 m ____1.0______ dam