1. Metric System and Metric Conversions

2. Metric System based on tens
Prefixes before Standard represent > or < ONE.
Convert measurements by moving decimal place.
Standards are meter, liter, gram

3. Units of the Metric System
Prefix
kilo
hecto
deka
standard
deci
centi
milli
Abrev. k h dk
(or D) m L g d c
Value
1,000
100 10 1
0.1 or
1/10
0.01
or 1/100
0.001
1/1,000

4. Just Remember… King Henry Died Slurp! Drinking Chocolate Milk
(kilo) (hecto) (Deka) Standard (deci) (centi) (milli)
(l, m, g)
**Start at 1,000 (kilo) then move down a tens place each time remembering your standard always equals one.

5. Metric Conversions Your measurement does not change, only the unit.
1,000 meters = 1 kilometer. It is still the same distance.
0.001 gram = 1 milligram. It is still the same mass.

6. A Trick for Converting
kilo
hecto
deka
standard
deci
centi
milli