Metric Units SI Units and How to Convert

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 Hecto. H 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 Move 500 Unit = Mass = grams (g) decimal 5 places to the left cg = 0. 005 g

Convert The following with the person sitting next to you In your notebooks: 1. 5 m to Km 2. 6 g to mg 3. 20 m. L 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.