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BIRKDALE HIGH SCHOOL Converting between Metric units

Ma 2 Level 6. Aim of the lesson: To teach a method for converting between metric units. BIRKDALE HIGH SCHOOL Converting between Metric units. Here is the metric table. Metres m. Length. The length of a lorry is about 20 m. The distance to London is about 50 Km.

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BIRKDALE HIGH SCHOOL Converting between Metric units

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  1. Ma 2 Level 6 Aim of the lesson: To teach a method for converting between metric units BIRKDALE HIGH SCHOOL Converting between Metric units

  2. Here is the metric table Metres m Length The length of a lorry is about 20 m The distance to London is about 50 Km The height of a man is 176 cm The length of the needle is 21 mm

  3. Grammes g Mass The mass of a sheet of paper is about 1 gramme The mass of the man is 67 Kg The mass of the drug in the medicine is 4 mg

  4. Litres l Capacity A large bottle of coke is 1 l The oil lorry holds about 3 Kl The thimble holds about 1 ml

  5. Are a Area The class room is about 1 are The football field is about ½ Hectare An desk top in class is about 4 centiares

  6. Using the table to convert between metric units = 420 cm Change 4·2 metres (m) to centimetres (cm) 4 . 2 0 0 0

  7. = 750 mg Change 0·75 grammes (m) to milligrammes (mg) 0 . 7 5 0 0

  8. Change: • 45·2 m → cm • 7·9 ares → milliares • 0·07 g → cg • 0·123 m → mm • 2 litres → centilitres 4520 7900 7 123 200 Left click to see answers

  9. Change 42·7 Ares (a) to Hectares (Ha) = 0·427 km 4 2 . 7

  10. Change: • 45·2 m → km • 7900 ares → hectares • 73·4 g → kg • 123 m → km • 20000 litres → kilolitres 0·0452 79 0·0734 0·123 20 Left click to see answers

  11. You can use this table to convert between any of these metric units as long as you remember: • Count the number and direction from the starting unit to the finishing unit • Move the decimal in the same way

  12. = 0·01425 km Change 1425·2 cm to Km 1 4 2 5 . 2 0 0

  13. = 6,000 cg Change 0·06 Kg to cg 0 . 0 6 0 0 0 0

  14. Change: • 45·2 hm → km • 7900 milliares → centiares • 73·4 mg → g • 123 km → hm • 20 millilitres → litres 0·452 790 0·0734 1230 0·02 Left click to see answers

  15. Learn the table – it is VERY important Vocabulary: Kilo Hecta Deka Deci Centi Milli Gramme Are Litre Metre Metric

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