Mass:Base unit = gram

Paperclip = 1 gramPuppy = 1 kg

100 pounds= 45.3592 kg

Length:Base unit = meter

Baseball bat = 1 meterDistance from the floor to a doorknob= 1 meter

Width of a paper clip = 1 cmThe thickness of a dime = 1mm

1 km= 0.6 miles

Volume:Base unit = liter

1 liter 2 liter

1 liter = 1000 ml

Converting UnitsRemember this mnemonic:

KingHenry

Doesn'tUsuallyDrink

ChocolateMilk

Then make this ladder

AbbreviationsHow would you write these?

Kilogram•Kg

Hectoliter•HL

Dekagram•Dag

decigram dg

millimeter mm

Meter m

Set up your ladderand use the ladder method to

convert

Lets try a basic one.Big unit to smaller unit

Follow along on your white board• 1Kg = ? Hg

KILO

KUnits

HECTO

HUnits

DEKA

DaUnits

DECI

dUnit

CENTI

cUnit

MILLI

mUnit

metersLitersgrams

1

So, move your decimal 1 place to the right.

Lets try a basic one. Big unit to smaller unit

Follow along on your white board• 1Kg = 10Hg

KILO

KUnits

HECTO

HUnits

DEKA

DaUnits

DECI

dUnit

CENTI

cUnit

MILLI

mUnit

metersLitersgrams

1

So, move your decimal 1 place to the right.

Lets try a basic one.Big unit to smaller unit

Follow along on your white board• 1Kg = ? Dag

KILO

KUnits

HECTO

HUnits

DEKA

DaUnits

DECI

dUnit

CENTI

cUnit

MILLI

mUnit

metersLitersgrams

2

1

So, move your decimal 2 place to the right.

Lets try a basic one.Big unit to smaller unit

Follow along on your white board

• 1Kg = 100 Dag

KILO

KUnits

HECTO

HUnits

DEKA

DaUnits

DECI

dUnit

CENTI

cUnit

MILLI

mUnit

metersLitersgrams

21

So, move your decimal 2 place to the right.

Lets try a basic one.Big unit to smaller unit

Follow along on your white board

KILO

KUnits

HECTO

HUnits

DEKA

DaUnits

DECI

dUnit

CENTI

cUnit

MILLI

mUnit

metersLitersgrams

23

1

So, move your decimal 3 place to the right.

• 1Kl = ? Liters

Lets try a basic one.Big unit to smaller unit

Follow along on your white board• 1Kl = 1000L

KILO

KUnits

HECTO

HUnits

DEKA

DaUnits

DECI

dUnit

CENTI

cUnit

MILLI

mUnit

metersLitersgrams

2

3

1

So, move your decimal 3 place to the right.

Lets try a basic one.Small unit to a bigger one.

Follow along on your white board• 10 mm = ? cm

KILO

KUnits

HECTO

HUnits

DEKA

DaUnits

DECI

dUnit

CENTI

cUnit

MILLI

mUnit

metersLitersgrams

1

So, move your decimal 1 place to the LEFT.

Lets try a basic one. Small unit to bigger unit

Follow along on your white board• 10 mm = 1 cm

KILO

KUnits

HECTO

HUnits

DEKA

DaUnits

DECI

dUnit

CENTI

cUnit

MILLI

mUnit

metersLitersgrams

1

So, move your decimal 1 place to the left.

Lets try a another one.Small unit to a bigger one.

Follow along on your white board• 100 cl = ? DaL

KILO

KUnits

HECTO

HUnits

DEKA

DaUnits

DECI

dUnit

CENTI

cUnit

MILLI

mUnit

metersLitersgrams

2

3

1

So, move your decimal 3 place to the LEFT.

Lets try a another one. Small unit to bigger unit

Follow along on your white board• 100 cL = 0 .1 DaL

KILO

KUnits

HECTO

HUnits

DEKA

DaUnits

DECI

dUnit

CENTI

cUnit

MILLI

mUnit

metersLitersgrams

2

3

1

So, move your decimal 3 place to the left.

Now, refer to your metric worksheet

1 1000 1600

14000 0.109 0.250

____8____cm =___80____mm

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