Monday August 5 th Please have these Items

Monday, August 5 th Please have these Items on your desk. Pencil Day 2 Science Starters Agenda Comp. Sheet notebook Metric Notes Brochure A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed in town for three days and rode back out on Friday. How is this possible?

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Table of Contents Page Date 6 8/5 Activity/ Assignment Metric system notes brochure

Ladder Method 1 2 KILO 1000 Units HECTO 100 Units 3 DEKA 10 Units Meters Liters Grams DECI 0. 1 Unit How do you use the “ladder” method? 1 st – Determine your starting point. 2 nd – Count the “jumps” to your ending point. 3 rd – Move the decimal the same number of jumps in the same direction. CENTI 0. 01 Unit MILLI 0. 001 Unit 4 km = _____ m Starting Point Ending Point How many jumps does it take? 4. __. __. = 4000 m 1 2 3

Prefixes Prefix Symbol Meaning in words Meaning in Kilo k Thousand numbers 1, 000 Hecto h Hundreds 100 Deka da Tens 10 Deci d Tenths . 1 Centi c Hundredths . 01 Milli m Thousandths . 001

Converting Units To convert from one unit to another is like following directions on a map. Which way? Left or Right?

Going Left? ? ? When going from a smaller unit to a larger unit, you move Left on the map and the decimal moves to the LEFT.

Going Right? ? ? When going from a larger unit to a smaller unit, you move RIGHT on the map and the decimal moves to the RIGHT.

Practice Time 4. 5 m = ? cm

What to do first in the problem 4. 5 m = __ cm ? Start at Meters and move to the Right to Centimeters. Decimal place moves to the RIGHT two spaces. Kilo Hecto Deka 4. 5 Basic Unit . Deci . Centi . Milli

As you move the decimal you will need to add zeros. 4. 5 0.

Is this your Final Answer? 4. 5 m = 450 cm

Let’s do another one! 6. 6 liters = _____ m. L

What to do first in the problem 6. 6 L = __ m. L ? Start at Liters and move to the Right to Millileters. Decimal place moves to the RIGHT three spaces. Kilo Hecto Deka 6. 6 Basic Unit . Deci . Centi . Milli .

Check your answer! 6. 6 liters = 6, 600 m. L

Let’s Go the Other Way! 3, 580 mm = _______ m?

Let’s move to the left this time. 3, 580 mm = ______m? Start at Millimeters and move to the Left to Meters. Decimal place moves to the LEFT three spaces. Kilo Hecto Deka Basic Unit 3580 . . Deci Centi . Milli .

Check your answer: 3, 580 mm = 3. 58 m

Quiz Time 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 28 cm 438 cm 72 g 202 g 2 L = ? mm = ? mg = ? Kg = ? m. L

How did We do? ? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 28 cm 438 cm 72 g 202 g 2 L = = = 280 mm 4. 38 m 72, 000 mg 0. 202 kg 2, 000 m. L