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Metric Conversion
You don’t really think I can do this??
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Introduction to the Metric System:
There are four standard units of metric measurement.
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1. These units will be used to measure length, volume, mass, and temperature.
a. The unit for length is the ... meter
b. The unit for volume is the ... liter.
c. The unit for mass is the … gram.
d. The unit for temperature is ... celsius.
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There are prefixes that can be attached to meter, liter, and gram that will change the value of the unit making it either larger or smaller.
1. The prefix kilo- increases the standard unit by 1,000 times. 1000 meters = 1 kilometer
2. The prefix deci- decreases the standard unit by 10 times. 1 liter = 10 deciliters
3. The prefix centi- decreases the standard unit by 100 times.
1 gram = 100 centigrams
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4. The prefix milli- decreases the standard unit by 1,000 times.
1 meter = 1,000 millimeters
5. The prefix micro- decreases the standard unit by1,000,000 times.
1 liter = 1,000,000 microliters
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The Metric Staircase
A staircase is an excellent model of how the prefixes of metric units relate to each other.
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The Metric StaircaseKilo
Hecto
Deka
Ones/Base
DeciCenti
MilliThese are the prefixes that apply to all metric units.
1,000
100
10
1
1/10 or 0.1
1/100 or 0.01
1/1000 or 0.001
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Kilo Kids
Hecto Have
Deka Dropped
Ones Over
Deci Dead
Centi Changing
Milli Metrics
Here is a sentence to help you remember the prefixes.
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Kilometer km
Hectometer hm
Dekameter dkm
Meter m
Decimeter dm
Centimeter cm
Millimeter mm
The standard unit of length is the meter.
Length
Larger
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Kilogram kg
Hectogram hg
Dekagram dkg
Gram g
Decigram dg
Centigram cg
Milligram mg
The standard unit of mass is the gram.
Mass
Larger
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Kiloliter kl
Hectoliter hl
Dekaliter dkl
Liter l
Deciliter dl
Centiliter cl
Milliliter ml
The standard unit of volume is the liter.
Volume
Larger
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The Metric StaircaseKiloHecto
Deka
Ones/Base
DeciCenti
MilliThe staircase also tells us which way to move the decimal. As the unit gets smaller, you shift the decimal to the right. As the unit gets larger, the decimal shifts to the left.
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The Metric StaircaseKiloHecto
Deka
Ones/Base
DeciCenti
MilliThe metric staircase is easy to use because each unit differs from the next by a factor of 10.
Units get larger as you climb. Units get smaller as you descend.
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The Metric StaircaseKiloHecto
Deka
Ones/Base
DeciCenti
MilliWhen converting between units, move the decimal one place for every step taken. Move it in the direction shown on the staircase. If there is not a number in the moved place, place a zero in the spot.
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km
hm
dkm
m
dm
cm
mm
Let’s use a line to represent a distance of a kilometer.
1 km=10 hm=100 dkm=? m = ? dm = ?cm= ? mm
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km
hm
dkm
m
dm
cm
mm
Sample Problem:
7.359 m = ???? cm
To get from m to cm, we must take 2 steps to the right. Therefore, we must shift the decimal two places to the right.
7.359 m = 7 . 3 5 9 cmAnswer:
735.9 cm.
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km
hm
dkm
m
dm
cm
mm
Sample Problem:
1200 m = ???? km
1200 m = 1 2 0 0 kmAnswer:
1.2 cm
..
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45.6 cm = ?? m
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45.6 cm = .456 m
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4568 g = ?? kg
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4568 g = 4.568 kg
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9.08 l = ?? ml
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9.08 l = 9,080 ml
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320 mg = ?? g
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320 mg = 0.320 g
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1) 10 L = ?? ml
Homework
2) 123 mm = ?? cm
3) 3000 g = ?? kg
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4) 1.2 kg = ?? dkg
5) 1.2 kg = ?? dg
6) 5 g = ?? mg
7) 50 g = ?? kg