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Emily CowherEDU 29022138914

Converting Units

Steve Harris, “Measuring West,” July 5, 2010, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

MeasurementAmount or size determined by measuring

Can Measure...VolumeWeightLength

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Base Units

Unit of measurement which others are basedlitersgramsmeters

Metric Conversion Steps

•Graph: Simpson, . Metric Conversions. N.p., 2003. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.

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•Step Up• Move decimal one place to the LEFT

•Step Down• Move decimal one place to the RIGHT

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Volume Measurement

• Instruments• Measuring Cup• Measuring Spoon• Beaker

Bradley Gordon, “Measuring Cup,” June 11, 2009, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Volume

Bottle of Pop2 liters

Swimming Pool56,000 liters

Converting to Larger Units

Base Unit- liters485.93 liters= __________ kiloliters485.93= 0.48593

485.93 liters=0.48593 kiloliters

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Converting to Smaller Units

7.39 liters=________ deciliters7.39= 73.9

7.39 Liters= 73.9 deciliters

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Weight Measurement

InstrumentsScaleTriple Beam Balance

Dianashiboski, “Triple Beam Balance,” September 21, 2007, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Grams

Weight of an Orange225 grams

Car1,361,000 grams

Converting to Larger Units

Base Unit- gram

439.56 grams=_________hectograms439.56= 4.3956

439.56 grams= 4.3965 hectograms

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Converting to Smaller Units

29.840 grams= ____________ centigrams29.840= 2984.0

29.840 grams= 2,984.0 centigrams

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Distance Measurement

InstrumentsRulerMeter Stick

Biking Nikon OGG, “ruler– STUPID INCOMPETENT MANUFACTURERS,” August 8, 2006, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Meters

Pencil Length0.17 meters

Car Length6 meters

Converting to Larger Units

Base Unit- meters 64.86 meters= ___________ decameters64.86= 6.486

64.86 meters= 6.486 decameters

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deca-meter

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Converting to Smaller Units

6.0174 meters=_________ millimeters6.0174= 6017.4

6.0174 meters= 6,017.4 millimeters

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Practice

Convert and state whether the measure is a Volume, Weight, or Length

3.269 meters = __________ decimeters

60.97 grams= _______ decagrams

30.654 liters = ____________ centiliters