1. Metric Conversions

2. Length Kilometer 1000 Meters Less than a mile
A little more than ½ mile
Meter
SI base unit of length
A little longer than a yard or 3 feet

3. Length Centimeter 1/100 of a meter or 0.01 m About 2 ½ cm = 1 inch
About the width of your pinky finger
Millimeter
1/1000 of a meter or m
The width of a dime

4. Volume Liter 1000 Milliliters A little more than a quart Milliliter
1/1000 of a liter or L
About ¼ teaspoon

5. Mass Kilogram 1000 grams A little more than 2 pounds Gram
About the weight of a paper clip

6. Mass
Milligram
1/1000 of a gram or g

7. The Prefixes!! Kilo Hecto Deca Deci Centi Milli 1000 units 100 units

8. The Ladder Method King Henry Drank Brown Dark Chocolate Milk
Kilo units
Hecto -100 units
Deca -10 units
Base Unit 0
Deci - 0.1units
Centi units
Milli units

9. Abbreviations Kilo – lower case  k_ Hecto – lower case  h_
Deca – lower case  da_
Deci – lower case  d_
Centi – lower case  c_
Milli – lower case  m_

10. Abbreviations cont. Grams – lower case  g
Liters – THE ONLY UPPER CASE  L
Meters – lower case  m

11. Your Turn!! 170 m = _ __ dam 60 mL = _ __ dL 698 mg = _ __ kg
6000 km = _ __ m
ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR ANSWER MAKES SENSE!!!