1. Warm-Up  TURN IN YOUR LAB ON THE FRONT TABLE!  Write down a couple sentences about what you know about the Metric System.

2. Learning Targets  Students will be able to convert between different units in the metric system.  Students will be able to convert numbers between different units.

3. The Metric System!

4. The Metric System  Not used in the United States, Myanmar, and Liberia. The rest of the world uses the Metric System!

5. The Metric System Info  Based on Powers of Ten  Makes it super easy for conversions!

6. The Metric System Info Prefixkilohectodekameter/ gram/ liter decicentimilli Length (m) kmhmdammdmcmmm Mass (g) kghgdaggdgcgmg Liquid (l) klhldalldlclml # of Meters/ Grams/ Liters 1,0001001010.10.010.001

7. Area UnitAbbreviationNumber of Square Meters square kilometersq km or km 2 1,000,000 hectareha10,000 area100 square centimetersq cm or cm 2 0.0001

8. Volume UnitAbbreviationNumber of Cubic Meters cubic meterm3m3 1 cubic decimeterdm 3 0.001 cubic centimetercu cm or cm 3 also cc0.000001

9. Warm-Up  Please turn in your pink Metric Worksheet!  Do these conversions on your paper! Use the boxes to help you!  57 centimeters to millimeters  34 deciliters to kiloliters  0.62 dekameters to centimeters  12 liters to kiloliters  2,000 millimeters to meters

10. Learning Targets  Students will be able to convert between different units in the metric system.  Students will use and become familiar with the metric system.

11. Estimation/Measurement Activity  Copy down the charts in your Science Notebook.  Estimate and measure carefully.  Stay with your group.  Work quietly to finish all parts today!

12. Conversions!  Convert these numbers:  12 grams  kilograms  100 hectometers  centimeters  0.15 milligrams  grams  57 centimeters  millimeters  34 deciliters  kiloliters  0.62 dekameters  centimeters  12 liters  kiloliters  2,000 millimeters  meters

13. Homework  Metric Conversion Worksheet, due tomorrow!