Transcript Metric Units and Conversions PP

Metric Units
SI Units and How to Convert Them
Do Now
SWBAT identify and convert metric units
Enter Silently
Grab materials, notebooks, folders
Begin Do Now
1.
What is volume? What tool do we use to measure
volume?
2.
What tool measures mass?
Think-Pair-Share
 You
are randomly put into the
middle of a city and you don’t
speak the language, but you’re
trying to find your way home.
1. How would you feel? Why?
Countries that don’t use the metric system.
Measuring Units and Tools
Measurement
Unit/ Tool
Distance
Meter / Meter
stick
Liter / Graduated
Cylinder
Gram / Triple
Beam Balance
Seconds/ Clock
Volume (liquids)
Mass
Time
Temperature
Celsius /
Thermometer
Metric Prefixes
Base
Prefix
Kilo (k)
Placement
Hecto (H)
100
Deca (dc)
10
Base
1
Deci (d)
0.1
Centi (c)
0.01
Milli (m)
0.001
1000
What do you
notice about
the numbers?
Is there a
trend?
Paste your chart onto the
back of page 1
Kilok
HectoH
Dekada
Basic
Unit
g L m
Deci
d
Centic
Millim
Conversions
1.
Find decimal.
2.
Decide how many steps on the
ladder and in which direction.
3.
Move the decimal the same
number of steps and in the same
direction.
4.
Fill in the zeros if needed.
Conversions

Convert 1 m to cm.

Distance = meters (m)

Move decimal two places to the right (or multiple
by 100)

1 m = 100 cm
Convert

500 cg to kg

Base Unit = Mass = grams (g)

Move decimal 5 places to the left

500 cg = 0.005 g
Convert The following with
the person sitting next to you
In your notebooks:
1.5m
to Km
2.6g to mg
3.20mL to L
Individual Practice
Conversions
Complete the worksheet individually
The room should be at a 1
Remember

Never forget your units! Otherwise Mr. Wallace will look
like this.