Metric System Metric System the system of measurement

Metric System • Metric System – the system of measurement that everyone in the world uses (except the United States) • There are 3 basic units of measurement in the metric system • Basic unit of length Meter (m) • Basic unit of capacity – Liter (L) • Basic unit of Mass Gram (g)

Metric Units of Length Unit of Metric Length Real life example millimeter (mm) About the thickness of a dime Centimeter (cm) About the width of a thumbnail Meter (m) About the distance from the doorknob to the floor Kilometer (km) A little more than ½ a mile

Metric Units of Capacity Unit of Metric Capacity Real life example milliliter (m. L) About 5 drops of water Liter (L) A little more than one quart of milk

Metric Units of Mass Unit of Metric Mass Real life example milligram (mg) About the mass of a speck of sawdust Gram (g) About the mass of a paper clip Kilogram (kg) About ½ the mass of a textbook

Converting Metric Measurements Kilo Hecto Deka UNIT Deci Centi Milli km hm dam m dm cm mm k. L h. L da. L L d. L c. L m. L kg hg dag g dg cg mg

A trick to remembering the units of measurement: “King Henry Dances Until Dawn Came Merrily” K H D U D C M

What to do: Place the number that you are given underneath the unit of measurement that you are given. Move your decimal in the direction of the unit of measurement you are asked to create. For example: 5 km = ____500, 000____cm KHDUDCM 5 3 c. L = ____0. 03______L KHDUDCM 2 5. 9 g = _____5, 900_______mg KHDUDCM 3