1. Metric Conversions Ladder Method
King Henry Died Unexpectedly Drinking Chocolate Milk
[KILO] [HECTO] [DEKA] [UNIT] [DECI] [CENTI] [MILLI]

2. Bellringer 8/9
In your notebook, please turn to your bellringer section and answer the following:
What is the name of OUR notebook?
Where is page 1 located?
What types of things go on the left side of your notebook?
What types of things go on the right side of your notebook?
BONUS: Where does the page number and date need to be?

3. IAN check! Do you have IAN? Is your cover page completed?
Do you have 3 pages of TOC?
Is page 1 labeled?
Are any other pages labeled?
If you answered “NO,” you need to make sure it is done.

4. Blue Lab Safety sheets need turned in.
If you have not turned in your white syllabus by Friday, you can expect to have silent lunch next Monday.
Tentatively…we are quizzing on Friday. It will be covering metric conversions and measurements

5. King Henry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZaI5HYQTYk (story)
(song)
(rap)

6. How many jumps does it take?
Ladder Method 1 2 3
KILO 1000 Units
HECTO 100 Units
DEKA 10 Units
DECI 0.1 Unit
Meters Liters Grams
CENTI 0.01 Unit
MILLI Unit
How do you use the “ladder” method?
1st – Determine your starting point.
2nd – Count the “jumps” to your ending point.
3rd – Move the decimal the same number of jumps in the same direction.
4 km = _________ m
Starting Point
Ending Point
How many jumps does it take? 4. 1
__. 2
__. 3
__.
= 4000 m

7. Conversion Practice
Try these conversions using the ladder method.
1000 mg = ____1___ g 1 L = __1000_ mL 160 cm = __1600_ mm
14 km = _14,000__ m 109 g = _0.109___ kg 250 m = _0.250___ km
Compare using <, >, or =.
56 cm < m 7 g > mg

8. Metric Conversion Challenge
Write the correct abbreviation for each metric unit.
1) Kilogram _____ 4) Milliliter _____ 7) Kilometer _____
2) Meter _____ 5) Millimeter _____ 8) Centimeter _____
3) Gram _____ 6) Liter _____ 9) Milligram _____
Try these conversions, using the ladder method.
10) 2000 mg = _______ g 15) 5 L = _______ mL 20) 16 cm = _______ mm
11) 104 km = _______ m 16) 198 g = _______ kg 21) 2500 m = _______ km
12) 480 cm = _____ m 17) 75 mL = _____ L 22) 65 g = _____ mg
13) 5.6 kg = _____ g 18) 50 cm = _____ m 23) 6.3 cm = _____ mm
14) 8 mm = _____ cm 19) 5.6 m = _____ cm 24) 120 mg = _____ g