1. August 19 Thank you for not chewing gum 
Materials:
Pencil, Metric Pkt, Ruler, Handouts
Today’s Agenda:
Quiz #3
How Do You Measure UP? DUE Today
Metric Packet DUE Today
Metric Instruction Booklet DUE Today
Metric Conversions
August 19
Objective: SWBAT do metric conversions.
Daily Question:
Measure the following for the book on your desk:
Width of Book
Area of Front Cover
Volume in cm3
Volume in ml
Mass

2. August 19 Thank you for not chewing gum  Objective:
Materials:
Pencil, science notebook & folder, Metric Packet, Metric Booklet & Ruler
Thank you for not chewing gum 
Today’s Agenda:
Bell work: Practice Measurements
Due Monday: Metric Packet & Instruction Booklet
August 19
Objective:
SWBAT do metric conversions.
Bell Work:
What is the volume of the match box?
What is the volume of the magnet?
What is the mass of the rock?

3. Metric Summary Chart Copy this chart onto the last page in your booklet and fill in the information.
Physical Quantity
Definition
Base Unit
Tool
Length
Volume
Mass
Weight
Temperature
Time

4. Metric Prefix Ruler
On the tape that you got at the door write the metric prefix abbreviations in order as you say the mnemonic.
“King Henry doesn’t usually drink chocolate milk”
Make the letters large and easy to use.
k h dk mlg dc c m

5. How to do Metric Conversions
Add a decimal, if absent, add zeroes to your number.
Place finger tool on metric prefix ruler on the known unit.
Move your finger tool to the unknown unit counting the number of swings.
Move the decimal in your number the same direction, and the same number of swings.
Rewrite your new number with the correct unit.

6. Example Convert 5328 meters into kilometers.
K H D M Dc C M Step 1: Put your finger tool on the known unit….meters. Step 2: Move your finger to the unknown unit and count the number of swings

7. Step 3: Write your number in a work space and place the decimal at the end.
5328.
Step 4: Move the decimal the same direction the same number of swings as on your metric prefix line.
Step 5: Write your new number with the decimal in the new spot with the new unit.
5.328 km

8. Convert .0735 hl into ml .0735 K H D M Dc C M 1 2 3 4 5 3. .0 7 3 5 0
4. ANSWER: 7350 ml
Add a Zero when you run out of numbers!