Metric Conversions DRUL Method

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• Metric Conversions DRUL Method

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Warm-up Writing Metric Terms

• List as many rules for writing metric rules as
  you can think of in your notebook
• Come up to the board and list your answers. If
  your answer is the same as another students
  place a check mark next to their answer.

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Rules for writing metric terms

• Square the actual unit, not the measurement.
• Use a 0 in front of the decimal point
• Use a space between number and unit symbol
• Dont use plurals
• No Fractions always decimals
• When moving up go to the left and when moving
  down go to the right .
• No periods at the end of a measurement

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Metric System

• Standard measurement system used in almost all
  countries and in science
• Easy to convert measurements
• Based on powers of ten
• Convert by moving the decimal point (NO
  FRACTIONS!)

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Units of Measurement

• Unit Symbol What it Measures
• Meter m length
• Gram g weight
• Liter L volume
• Celsius C temperature

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10 mm 1 cm Millimeter is smaller
centimeters are larger.
Equals

• 3 cm ____ mm
• 20 mm ____ cm

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Metric Abbreviations
Write the correct abbreviation for each metric
unit. 1) Kilogram _____ 4) Milliliter _____
7) Kilometer _____ 2) Meter ___ 5)
Millimeter ___ 8) Centimeter _____ 3) Gram
____ 6) Liter _____ 9) Milligram _____
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DRUL Method
      Equals                
KILO1000Units
HECTO100Units
DEKA10Units
Down to the Right
DECI0.1Unit
CENTI0.01Unit
MILLI0.001Unit
Up to the Left
Kilo Hecto Deka OVER Deci
Centi Milli Kids Have Dropped OVER Dead
Converting Metrics King Henry Does OVER
Drink Chocolate Milk
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DRUL Method
KILO1000Units
HECTO100Units
DEKA10Units
Down to the Right
DECI0.1Unit
CENTI0.01Unit
MILLI0.001Unit
Up to the Left
4 km _________ m
How many jumps does it take?
4.
4000 m
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Conversion Practice
Try these conversions using the ladder method.
1000 mg _______ g 1 L _______ mL 160 cm
_______ mm 14 km _______ m 109 g _______ kg
250 m _______ km
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Metric Conversion Challenge
Try these conversions, using the ladder
method. 10) 2000 mg _______ g 15) 5 L
_______ mL 20) 16 cm _______ mm 11) 104 km
_______ m 16) 198 g _______ kg 21) 2500 m
_______ km 12) 480 cm _____ m 17) 75 mL
_____ L 22) 65 g _____ mg 13) 5.6 kg _____
g 18) 50 cm _____ m 23) 6.3 cm _____
mm 14) 8 mm _____ cm 19) 5.6 m _____ cm
24) 120 mg _____ g
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