1. Objective - To recognize metric units of measure and to convert metric measurements. meter (m) Metric Distance - about the width of a sidewalk. decimeter (dm)- about the length of a pen. centimeter (cm)- about the width of a pinky finger. millimeter (mm)- about the thickness of a dime. kilometer (km)- about six-tenths of a mile. hectometer (hm)- about the length of a school campus. dekameter (dam)- about the length of a classroom.

2. State which metric unit (mm, cm, m, km) would best be suited to measure the following: 1) The length of a limousine. 2) The distance to the nearest post office. 3) The height of a person. 4) The diameter of a penny. 5) The width of a footprint. 6) The thickness of a glass mirror. m km cm mm cm mm

3. Metric Conversions 32.5 m = ________ km “King Henry Drank His Double Chocolate Milkshake” km hmdam hmlghmlg dmcmmm 0 0.0325 4.9 km = ________ cm km hmdam m dmcmmm 4.9 0000 490,000

4. Convert the following metric measures. 1) 6.01 m = _______ mm 2) 0.14 km = _______ m 3) 8 cm = _______ m 4) 0.03 km = _______ dm 5) 230 cm = _______ dam km hmdam h dmcmmm 6) 905 dm = _______ dam 7) 18 km = _______ hm 8) 34 cm = _______ mm 9) _______ cm = 17 m 10) _______ m = 21.6 km 6,010 140 0.08 300 0.23 9.05 180 340 1700 21,600

5. gram (g) Metric Weight - about the weight of a paperclip. decigram (dg) centigram (cg) milligram (mg) kilogram (kg) hectogram (hg) dekagram (dag) Liter (L) Metric Volume - a Liter bottle of water. deciLiter (dL) centiLiter (cL) milliLiter (mL) kiloLiter (kL) hectoLiter (hL) dekaLiter (daL)

6. Convert the following metric measures. 1) 34 dg = _______ g 2) 7 L = _______ kL 3) 630 mL = _______ L 4) 91 hg = _______ cg 5) 16 mm = _______ m km hmdam m dmcmmm 6) 38 cg = _______ kg 7) 54 dL = _______ daL 8) 6 cL = _______ mL 9) _______ cg = 4.32 g 10) _______ kL = 53.7 L 3.4 0.007 0.63 910,000 0.016 0.00038 0.54 60 432 0.0537 g L

7. Rate Conversions Convert 500 centimeters to meters. Convert 2 kilometers to centimeters.

8. Rate Conversions Convert 200 meters to inches (1 meter = 39.37 inches)