1. The Metric System Mr. McMartin 6th Grade Beta Pod

2. Measurement

3. What the Metric System can Measure http://www. youtube. com/watch
Metric units can be used to measure the following:
Length
Mass/weight
Volume
Temperature

4. How to Remember the Units
King Henry Died [ ] Drinking Chocolate Milk
King = Kilo = 1,000
Henry = Hecto = 100
Died = Deka =10
[ ] = Meter, Liter, Gram
Drinking = Deci = .1 (tenth)
Chocolate = Centi = .01 (hundredth)
Milk = Milli = .001 (thousandth)

5. How to use the mnemonic We look at what we are going to measure.
Ex. The length of a pencil
We match that with the correct unit of measurement.
Ex. length = meter
We attach the largest appropriate prefix to the main unit.
Ex. Attach the prefix “Centi” to the main unit “Meter” to make Centimeter

6. Length Main unit of measurement = METER From smallest unit to largest…
Millimeter
Centimeter
Decimeter
Meter
Dekameter
Hectometer
Kilometer

7. Mass Main unit of measurement= Gram From smallest unit to largest:
Milligram
Centigram
Decigram
Gram
Dekagram
Hectogram
Kilogram

8. Volume Main unit of measurement = LITER From smallest unit to largest:
Milliliter
Centiliter
Deciliter
Liter
Dekaliter
Hectoliter
Kiloliter

9. Temperature The unit of measurement = Celsius (C°)
When using Celsius, the freezing point is at 0°C
When using Celsius, the boiling point is at 100°C
When using Fahrenheit, freezing point is 32°F
When using Fahrenheit, boiling point is 212°F