Mass, length and Capacity in the Metric System

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Mass, length and Capacity in the Metric System
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• Mass- how much something weighs.
• The basic unit of mass is the Gram
• Small paper clip 1 gram
• Math textbook - 1 kilogram
• Grain of salt 1 milligram
• Compact disc
• A laptop computer -

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Liter

• Basic unit of of capacity.
• A small pitcher 1 liter
• An eyedropper 1 milliliter
• A bathtub
• 10 drops of food coloring

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Meter

• Length - how long something is.
• The basic unit of mass is the Meter
• Millimeter
• Kilometer
• Centimeter
• meter
• The most common metric units of length are
• The most common metric units of length The most
  common metric units of length are
• are

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Changing Metric Units

• King Henry Doesnt Mind drinking choc milk
• K H D M d c
  m
• 345 mL ___ L
• 0.9 cm ____ mm

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• K H D M d c m
• 0.45 g ____mg
• 8960m ____ km
• 760 mg _____ g
• 6.57 km ___ m