Mass and Capacity in the Metric System
Mass- how much something weighs. The basis unit of mass is the Kilogram Small paper clip – 1 gram Math textbook - 1 kilogram Grain of salt – 1 milligram Compact disc – A laptop computer -
Liter Basic unit of of capacity. A small pitcher – 1 liter An eyedropper – 1 milliliter A bathtub 10 drops of food coloring
The mass of a horse An aspirin A large bottle if soft drink A tennis ball a cat Amount of juice in one grape. A rice cake A picnic jug A camera A leaf
Changing Metric Units King Henry Doesn’t Mind drinking choc milk K H D M d c m 345 mL = ___ L 0.9 cm = ____ mm
K H D M d c m 0.45 g = ____mg 8960m = ____ km 760 mg = _____ g 6.57 km = ___ m