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Lesson 6.3. Convert Units of Weight and Mass. Vocabulary – Unit 6. Objectives 6.3 Convert Units of Weight and Mass. Content Objective: IWBAT to use ratio reasoning to convert from one unit of weight or mass to another.
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Lesson 6.3 Convert Units of Weight and Mass
Objectives 6.3 Convert Units of Weight and Mass • Content Objective: IWBAT to use ratio reasoning to convert from one unit of weight or mass to another. • Language Objective: IWBAT write and explain to my partner how to ratio reasoning to convert from one unit of weight or mass to another.
Essential Question • How can you use ratio reasoning to convert from one unit of weight or mass to another?
Problem of the Day • Brian is unpacking boxes. He has been working for 3 hours and has already unpacked 9 boxes. At this rate, how long will it take him to unpack 15 boxes? • a. 5 hours • b. 6 hours • c. 21 hours • d. 45 hours
Units of Weight and Mass Customary units of weight Metric Units of mass 1,000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram 100 centigrams (cg) = 1 gram 10 decigrams (dg) = 1 gram 1 dekagram (dag) = 10 grams 1 hectogram (hg) = 100 grams 1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 grams • 1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz) • 1 ton (T) = 2,000 pounds