1. Metric Conversion Strip

2. Step 1 – Fold! Lay out sentence strip Fold in half. Repeat.
Repeat again.

3. Step 2 – Sections! Unfold Sentence Strip
Draw vertical lines on 6 fold creases

4. Step 3 – Label! Add metric prefixes to top line
Add abbreviations and base units
kilo hecto deka BASE deci centi milli
kilo hecto deka BASE deci centi milli

5. Step 4 – Conversion Reminders!
Add these to the top middle box!
 ÷ BASE x 10 
Meter – Length
Liter – Volume
Gram – Mass

6. Example: 987.6 dekaliters = _____ milliliters
Step 5 – How to Use!
(INB 20)
Example: dekaliters = _____ milliliters
Find the first “unit” on your sentence strip (daL)
Find the units you’re trying to find on the sentence strip (mL)
Count the number of spaces to get from #1 to #2 (4 to the right)
Move the decimal place the same direction and number in #3 (4 to the right)
becomes
Therefore, dekaliters = 9,876,000 milliliters

7. Example: 567 meters = _______ millimeters
Step 5 – How To Use!
Example: 567 meters = _______ millimeters
Find meters on the conversion strip
Find millimeters on the conversion strip
Count the number of places to get from meters to millimeters
Move the decimal place that same number of places and in the same direction!
567 meters = 567,000 millimeters 1 2 3

8. Example #2: 12.34 decigrams= _______ hectograms
Step 5 – How To Use!
Example #2: decigrams= _______ hectograms
Find decigrams on the conversion strip
Find hectograms on the conversion strip
Count the number of places to get from decigrams to hectograms
Move the decimal place that same number of places and in the same direction!
Fill in the open “space” with zeros!
12.34 decigrams= hectograms 3 2 1