Units Conversion

The video tutorial explains how to convert between metric units using a mnemonic device: 'King Henry died unexpectedly drinking chocolate milk.' This mnemonic helps remember the order of metric units from kilometers to millimeters. The tutorial provides step-by-step examples of converting meters to centimeters, meters to millimeters, and kilograms to milligrams, emphasizing the importance of counting spaces to determine the direction and number of decimal places to move. The video concludes with a final example and encourages students to apply these techniques to their homework.

What mnemonic is used to remember the order of metric units?

• Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

• Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

• My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles

• King Henry died unexpectedly drinking chocolate milk

How many spaces do you move to convert from meters to centimeters?

• Two spaces to the right

• One space to the left

• Three spaces to the right

• Four spaces to the left

What is the result of converting 6.88 meters to centimeters?

• 688 centimeters

• 68.8 centimeters

• 6880 centimeters

• 6.88 centimeters

When converting meters to millimeters, how many spaces do you move?

• One space to the right

• Two spaces to the left

• Three spaces to the right

• Four spaces to the right

What is the result of converting 5.53 meters to millimeters?

• 55300 millimeters

• 55.3 millimeters

• 5530 millimeters

• 553 millimeters

How many spaces do you move to convert from kilograms to milligrams?

• Four spaces to the right

• Five spaces to the right

• Six spaces to the right

• Seven spaces to the right

What is the result of converting 5.76 kilograms to milligrams?

• 57600000 milligrams

• 5760000 milligrams

• 57600 milligrams

• 576000 milligrams

How many spaces do you move to convert from meters to centimeters in the final example?

• Two spaces to the right

• Four spaces to the right

• One space to the right

• Three spaces to the right

What is the result of converting 25.8 meters to centimeters?

• 25.8 centimeters

• 25800 centimeters

• 2580 centimeters

• 258 centimeters

Why do we add placeholder zeros in metric conversions?

• To make the number look bigger

• To fill in the spaces when moving the decimal

• To confuse the students

• To make calculations easier