2. I. General Information A. Developed by the ______ in the late 1700’s
B. Based on system of _______
C. All major countries use it (except USA) 

3. II. How it works… A. Prefixes tell you the _____ of the measurement
kilo = 1000
hecto = 100
deka = 10
no prefix = 1
deci =
centi =
milli =

4. B. Suffixes tell you the _____ of measurement
“-meter” length
“-liter” volume
“-gram” mass

5. C. Metric Prefix + Suffix = Size and Type of Measurement
Examples:
1. 1 kilogram = 1000 grams of mass
2. 1 centimeter = .01 meters of length
milliliters = 1 liter of volume
D. Metric Abbreviations
1. -meter “m” ex.- cm (centimeter)
2. -gram “g” ex.- kg (kilogram)
3. -liter “l” ex.- ml (milliliter)

6. 3. . III. Converting One Metric Unit Into Another 300 kilo- hecto-
deka- .
(no prefix)
deci-
300
Sample Problem: 3-meters = _______cm
centi-
Step 1: Put the “3” on the beginning step
milli-
Step 2: Count the number of steps to the ending step
Step 3: Move the decimal that many places in the directions the steps went.
Step 4: Fill in placeholders when necessary.

7. IV. Thinking Metrically
A. 1 gram = about 1 paper clip
B. 1 kg = A little over 2-lbs
C. 1 liter = ½ 2-liter bottle of soda
D. 1 ml = about 5-10 big drops of water
E. 1 cm = a little less than half an inch
F. 1 meter = a little more than a yard
G. 1 degree celsius = about 2 degrees fahrenheit