Metric Conversions 6.1.2

Metric Conversions
Lesson 6.1.2

Today's Goals:
1-Be able to do metric conversions using the step method

​We will be using the same prefixes to make conversions today!

​Let's Review Yesterday's Notes

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Match the following terms from yesterday!

• Unit

• SI System

• conversion

standard quantity to label measurement

standardized global system of measuremen

to change from one unit to anther

• standard quantity to label measurement

• standardized global system of measuremen

• to change from one unit to anther

​Measures weight of objects

GRAMS

​Measures distance or length of an object

METERS

​Measures Volume of a liquid

LITERS

​Base Measurements

Draw

Can you find anything the words in each block have in common?

What do any of the words mean?

Prefix = means thousands

Millimeter - means a thousandth of a meter
Millennium - 1,000 years

Milli

​Prefix = means hundredth

Centimeter - means a hundredth of a meter

Century - 100 years

​​Centi

​Prefix = means a tenth

Decimeter - means a tenth of a meter

Decade - 10 years

Deci

​Unit used to measure

Meter - length
Gram - weight
Liter - Volume

Base
meter, gram, liter

​Prefix means = ten

dekameter - ten meters

decathalon - ten events to complete

​​Deka

​Prefix means = one hundred

hectogram = one hundred grams

hectare = a hundred acres

​​Hecto

​Prefix means = one thousand

kilogram = one thousand grams

kilometer = one thousand meters

​​Kilo

​MOVE
DECIMAL
TO THE RIGHT

​MOVE
DECIMAL
TO THE LEFT

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Prefixes & Steps

​1000 cm = ____ m

​MOVE DECIMAL
TO THE
RIGHT

​MOVE DECIMAL
TO THE
LEFT

Multiple Choice

Where would you place the decimal in the number 1000?

• .1000

• 100,0

• 1000.

​1000.
so the answer is ____ m

Practice #2

1 km = _____ dm

Practice #2

1 km = _____ dm

Practice #3
14 kg = ____g

Draw

Convert 14 kg to ___g

​MOVE
DECIMAL
TO THE RIGHT

​MOVE
DECIMAL
TO THE LEFT

​Practice #4
27 liters = ____ml

​MOVE
DECIMAL
TO THE RIGHT

​MOVE
DECIMAL
TO THE LEFT

​Practice #4
27 liters = ____ml

Draw

Convert 27 liters to ___ml

​MOVE
DECIMAL
TO THE RIGHT

​MOVE
DECIMAL
TO THE LEFT

​Practice #5
383 mg = ____ g

​MOVE
DECIMAL
TO THE RIGHT

​MOVE
DECIMAL
TO THE LEFT

​Practice #5
383 mg = ____ g

Multiple Choice

How many g are in 383 mg?

• 38,300,000g

• 0.00383 g

• 0.383 g

• 3,830,000

Draw

How are you feeling about metric conversions?

Great Job Today!​

Tomorrow is a lesson on Scientific Notation


We will do a few more practice problems to start class!