mass: base unit = gram paperclip = 1 gram puppy = 1 kg 100 pounds= 45.3592 kg
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Length:Base unit = meter
Baseball bat = 1 meterDistance from the floor to a doorknob= 1 meter
Width of a paper clip = 1 cmThe thickness of a dime = 1mm
1 km= 0.6 miles
AbbreviationsHow would you write these?
Kilogram•Kg
Hectoliter•HL
Dekagram•Dag
decigram dg
millimeter mm
Meter m
Lets try a basic one.Big unit to smaller unit
Follow along on your white board• 1Kg = ? Hg
KILO
KUnits
HECTO
HUnits
DEKA
DaUnits
DECI
dUnit
CENTI
cUnit
MILLI
mUnit
metersLitersgrams
1
So, move your decimal 1 place to the right.
Lets try a basic one. Big unit to smaller unit
Follow along on your white board• 1Kg = 10Hg
KILO
KUnits
HECTO
HUnits
DEKA
DaUnits
DECI
dUnit
CENTI
cUnit
MILLI
mUnit
metersLitersgrams
1
So, move your decimal 1 place to the right.
Lets try a basic one.Big unit to smaller unit
Follow along on your white board• 1Kg = ? Dag
KILO
KUnits
HECTO
HUnits
DEKA
DaUnits
DECI
dUnit
CENTI
cUnit
MILLI
mUnit
metersLitersgrams
2
1
So, move your decimal 2 place to the right.
Lets try a basic one.Big unit to smaller unit
Follow along on your white board
• 1Kg = 100 Dag
KILO
KUnits
HECTO
HUnits
DEKA
DaUnits
DECI
dUnit
CENTI
cUnit
MILLI
mUnit
metersLitersgrams
21
So, move your decimal 2 place to the right.
Lets try a basic one.Big unit to smaller unit
Follow along on your white board
KILO
KUnits
HECTO
HUnits
DEKA
DaUnits
DECI
dUnit
CENTI
cUnit
MILLI
mUnit
metersLitersgrams
23
1
So, move your decimal 3 place to the right.
• 1Kl = ? Liters
Lets try a basic one.Big unit to smaller unit
Follow along on your white board• 1Kl = 1000L
KILO
KUnits
HECTO
HUnits
DEKA
DaUnits
DECI
dUnit
CENTI
cUnit
MILLI
mUnit
metersLitersgrams
2
3
1
So, move your decimal 3 place to the right.
Lets try a basic one.Small unit to a bigger one.
Follow along on your white board• 10 mm = ? cm
KILO
KUnits
HECTO
HUnits
DEKA
DaUnits
DECI
dUnit
CENTI
cUnit
MILLI
mUnit
metersLitersgrams
1
So, move your decimal 1 place to the LEFT.
Lets try a basic one. Small unit to bigger unit
Follow along on your white board• 10 mm = 1 cm
KILO
KUnits
HECTO
HUnits
DEKA
DaUnits
DECI
dUnit
CENTI
cUnit
MILLI
mUnit
metersLitersgrams
1
So, move your decimal 1 place to the left.
Lets try a another one.Small unit to a bigger one.
Follow along on your white board• 100 cl = ? DaL
KILO
KUnits
HECTO
HUnits
DEKA
DaUnits
DECI
dUnit
CENTI
cUnit
MILLI
mUnit
metersLitersgrams
2
3
1
So, move your decimal 3 place to the LEFT.
Lets try a another one. Small unit to bigger unit
Follow along on your white board• 100 cL = 0 .1 DaL
KILO
KUnits
HECTO
HUnits
DEKA
DaUnits
DECI
dUnit
CENTI
cUnit
MILLI
mUnit
metersLitersgrams
2
3
1
So, move your decimal 3 place to the left.