Metric System 2.5 “I can make conversions within the same measurement system while performing computations.”

Why is this important for you to know? Does anyone ever plan on leaving the United States and traveling to Europe or Canada (Niagara Falls)? How would driving in Canada be different? Can anyone think of times in the United States when we use the metric system? Or any items that we purchase that involve the metric system. Does anyone know how far a marathon is?

Vocabulary Convert - to _______ into another form. Example: Man to Spider Man Meter - __________ Liter - ____________ Gram - ___________

Metric System Table

Big Stuff / Small Stuff Kilo Meter Liter Gram deci milli

Big Stuff / Small Stuff Kilo Hecto Meter Liter Gram deci milli

Big Stuff / Small Stuff Kilo Hecto Deca Meter Liter Gram deci milli

Big Stuff / Small Stuff Kilo Hecto Deca Meter Liter Gram deci centi milli

Rules When converting to a larger unit, move the _________ point to the ______. When converting to a small unit, move the decimal point to the ________.

King Henry Died Monday Drinking Choc. Milk Conversion King Henry Died Monday Drinking Choc. Milk 10 mm = _____ cm 1 cm

King Henry Died Monday Drinking Choc. Milk Convert 100 m = _____ dm 1000. dm

12.5 .45 Practice 12.5 m = __________ hm (hectometers) .45 dkm = _________ cm (centimeter) .45

What measurement would you use?

K H D m D C M Lisa and Phil ran 3 kilometers on Saturday. How many decameters did they run? A. 300 dkm B. 30 dkm C. .030 dkm D. 3000 dkm

Question? Chris measures a tree that is 113.4 meters tall. How tall is the tree in hectometers? K H D m D C M A. .1134 hm B. 11.34 hm C. 1.134 hm

Question? Kyle has one bench that is 118 decimeters long and another bench that is 10 meters long. How long would the benches be in meters if they were put together? A. 21.8 m B. 128 m C. 10 m D. 11.8 m

Closing What did we learn today? List: