MD.1a Lesson

MD.1a

I can convert metric units of measurement.

Metric System

King: KILO

Henry: HECTO

Died: DEKA

By: BASE (Liter, Meter, Gram)

Drinking: DECI

Chocolate: CENTI

Milk: MILLI

Multiple Select

Convert.
4,300 meters = _____ kilometers

• 430

• 43

• 4.3

• 0.043

Multiple Select

Convert.

1.42 kilograms = _____ grams

• 1,420

• 142

• 0.00142

• 14,200

Multiple Select

Convert.

5.7 liters = _____ milliliters

• 57

• 0.0057

• 570

• 5,700

Multiple Select

Convert.

45 centimeters = _____ millimeters

• 0.45

• 4.5

• 4,500

• 450

Let's Try Some Word Problems

Multiple Select

Kathleen wonders if all powders dissolve in water. She decides to see what happens with flour, cornstarch, powdered sugar, and baby powder. First, she gets 4 glasses and adds a different powder to each glass. Then, she splits 1.5 liters of water evenly among the glasses. How many milliliters of water does she add to each glass?

• 357 milliliters

• 368 milliliters

• 375 milliliters

• 275 milliliters

Multiple Select

Terrence is making a banner for his little brother's birthday party. He tapes together 4 pieces of construction paper. Each piece of paper is 300 millimeters long. How many meters long is Terrence's banner?

• 1.2 meters

• 12 meters

• 1.6 meters

• 0.8 meters

Multiple Select

Addison made sand art bottles to sell at her school's craft fair. She filled the first bottle with 120 grams of sand and the second bottle with 145 grams of sand. How many hectograms of sand did she use?

• 2.5 hectograms

• 265 hectograms

• 2.65 hectograms

• 26.5 hectograms

Open Ended

Think It Through:

Why can't a person living in New York be buried in California?