Created by: David L. Bricker Math in Action

Metric System Created by: David L. Bricker Math in Action

It always takes 10 of the previous smaller unit to equal one of the next larger.

Here's a saying to help you remember the order of the metric units of length:

King Henry's Daughter, Milly, Drinks Chocolate Milk. Hectometer Millimeter Kilometer Dekameter Centimeter Decimeter Meter

King Kilometer Henry's Hectometer Daughter Decameter Milly Meter Drinks Decimeter Chocolate Centimeter Milk Millimeter

Length km hm dkm m dm cm mm Metric System Mass kg hg dkg g dg cg mg Volume kl hl dkl L dl cl ml

Metric System Give an example Length • Kilometer • Hectometer • Decameter • Meter • Decimeter • Centimeter • Millimeter 1000 meters _____________ 100 meters _____________ 10 meters _____________ 1 meters _____________ .1 meter _____________ .01 meter _____________ .001 meter _____________

Metric System Give an example Mass • Kilogram • Gram • Milligram 1000 grams _____________ 1 gram _____________ .001 gram _____________

Metric System Give an example Volume • Kiloliter • Liter • Milliliter 1000 liters _____________ 1 liters _____________ .001 liter _____________

Length km hm dkm m dm cm mm Metric System 1500 1.5 km=______ m 750 75 cm=______ mm 2.5 25 mm=______ cm 1000 1,000,000 1 km=_____ m= __________ mm

Mass Metric System kg hg dkg g dg cg mg 8000 8 g = ________ mg 15,000 15 kg = ________ g 2 2000 mg = ________ g

Volume Metric System kl hl dkl L dl cl ml 5000 5 L = ________ ml 2500 2.5 L = ________ ml 500 .5 L = ________ ml 6 6000ml = ________ L

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King Henry's Daughter Milly Drinks Chocolate Milk

Length __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ Metric System Mass __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ Volume __ __ __ ___ __ __ __

Metric System Length Example • Kilometer • Hectometer • Decameter • Meter • Decimeter • Centimeter • Millimeter ____ meters _____________ ____ meters _____________ ____ meters _____________ ____ meters _____________ ____ meter _____________ ____ meter _____________ ____ meter _____________

Metric System Mass Example • Kilogram • Gram • Milligram ____ grams _____________ ____ grams _____________ ____ grams _____________

Metric System Volume Example • Kiloliter • Liter • Milliliter ____ liters _____________ ____ liters _____________ ____ liter _____________

Length km hm dkm m dm cm mm Metric System 1.5 km=______ m 75 cm=______ mm 25 mm=______ cm 1 km=_____ m= __________mm

Mass Metric System kg g mg 8 g = ________ mg 15 kg = ________ g 2000 mg = ________ g

Volume Metric System Kl L ml 5 L = ________ ml 2.5 L = ________ ml .5 L = ________ ml 6000ml = ________ L

Here's a saying to help you remember the order of the metric units of length:

King Henry's Daughter Milly, Gilly, Lilly, Drink Chocolate Milk. Hectometer Millimeter Decimeter Kilometer Gram Liter Dekameter Centimeter Meter

Created by: David L. Bricker Math in Action