Measurement Metric Units Write this down K H

Measurement Metric Units

Write this down • K H D unit D C M • K stands for kilo __________ • H stands for hecto ___________ • d stands for deka ___________ • d stands for deci ___________ • c stands for centi ___________ • m stands for mili ___________ • notice that there are 2 D’s and they each stand for something different

Place Value Chart vs. Metric System Thousand Hundreds Tens Ones Tenths Hundredths Thousadnths KILO DEKA UNIT DECI CENTI MILLI HECTO

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How to… • To convert, start at the unit given and count over either left or right to the to unit needed. • However many places you count and which way you move, is the amount of places and direction the decimal point is moved. • Just like the hops when we multiply/divide decimals by 10 or 100.

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K H D unit D C M • 32 kilograms = _____ grams • How many places do we count to get to grams? • What direction did we move?

K H D unit D C M • 40 miligrams = ______ dekagrams

Practice • A student desk: • unit ____________ • estimate ________ • actual ________

Practice… • An eraser: • unit ____________ • estimate ________ • actual ________

Practice… • The width of a coin: • unit ____________ • estimate ________ • actual ________

Practice… • A pair of scissors: • unit ____________ • estimate ________ • actual ________

Practice… • Brandon: • unit ____________ • estimate ________ • actual ________

Practice… • Mr. M: • unit ____________ • estimate ________ • actual ________

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