Do you remember the helpful acronym about King Henry?

 Convert within the metric system using the prefixes:  Kilo  Hecto  Deka  Deci  Centi  Milli

 BrainPOP Metric vs. Imperial  ations/metricvsimperial/zoom.weml ations/metricvsimperial/zoom.weml

The Metric System KingHenryDiedMondayDrinkingChocolateMilk Kilo (1000)Hecto (100)Deka (10)MeterGramLiterDeci (0.1)Centi (0.01)Milli (0.001) x 10 ÷10

Meter 1.5 meter – man 1 meter – length of desk 8 meters – length of classroom Gram 1 kilogram – pair of tennis shoes 1 gram – paperclip Liter 2-liter bottle of pop 1-liter bottle of water

 13 x 10 = 130  When multiplying by 10, you add a 0 to the end of the number. Or move one place to the right.  13 x 100 = 1,300  When multiplying by 100, you add two 0’s to the end of the number.  130 ÷ 10 = 13  When dividing by 10 you move the decimal one place to the left.  130 ÷ 100 = 1.3  When dividing by 100 you move the decimal two places to the left.

 30 hm = ___________m  How many jumps from hm to m? KiloHectoDekaMeterDeciCentiMilli x 10

4.3 meters to centimeters 25 centimeters to millimeters 961 meters to kilometers  4.3 x 100 =  430 centimeters  25 x 10 =  250 millimeters  961 ÷ 1000 =  kilometers

0.035 kilograms to grams 325 milligrams to centigrams 7.1 centigrams to grams x 1000 = – 35 grams 325 ÷ 10 = – 32.5 centigrams 7.1 ÷ 100 = – grams

527 centiliters to liters 12 liters to kiloliters 8 kiloliters to centiliters 527 centiliters ÷ 100 = – 5.27 liters 12 ÷ 1000 = – kiloliters 8 x 100,000 = – 800,000 centiliters

 Maddie measured the weight of an object as 95 milligrams.  To convert the number of milligrams into grams, Maddie should A. Divide the number of milligrams by 100. B. Divide the number of milligrams by 1,000. C. Multiply the number of milligrams by 100. D. Multiply the number of milligrams by 1,000.

 In 98 kilograms there are exactly how many hectograms? A hectograms B. 9.8 hectograms C. 980 hectograms D hectograms

 To convert 89 milliliters to liters, the number of milliliters should be divided by what number? A. 10 B. 100 C. 1,000 D. 10,000

 In 220 hectograms, there are exactly how many grams? A. 22 grams B. 2,200 grams C. 22,000 grams D. 220,000 grams