Writing PromptWriting Prompt

In a few lines of your Comp book write down In a few lines of your Comp book write down what you learned yesterday about arm-what you learned yesterday about arm-

span and height.span and height.

More about the METRIC!!!More about the METRIC!!!A Sucker Free Production by A Sucker Free Production by

Mr. DMr. D(yeaaaaahhh, boyyyy)(yeaaaaahhh, boyyyy)

It’s as easy as…It’s as easy as…

1 X 10 = ?1 X 10 = ?

10 X 10 = ?10 X 10 = ?

100 X 10 = ?100 X 10 = ?

100 X 10 = ?100 X 10 = ?

1010

100100

1,0001,000

10,00010,000

How about…How about…

100 / 10 = ?100 / 10 = ?

10 / 10 = ?10 / 10 = ?

1 / 10 = ?1 / 10 = ?

0.1 / 10 = ?0.1 / 10 = ?

1010

11

0.1 or 1/100.1 or 1/10

0.01 or 1/1000.01 or 1/100

Metric is Base 10Metric is Base 10

The metric system is based on the number The metric system is based on the number 1010

So it’s EASY TO USE!!!!So it’s EASY TO USE!!!!

Metric PrefixesMetric Prefixes

Kilo-Kilo- (as in (as in kilometer or kilogram)kilometer or kilogram) Hecto-Hecto- Deka-Deka- Deci-Deci- Centi-Centi- (as in (as in centimeter)centimeter) Milli-Milli- (as in (as in millimetermillimeter))

What do they mean???What do they mean???

Kilo-Kilo- 10001000 Hecto-Hecto- 100100 Deka-Deka- 1010 Deci-Deci- 1/101/10 Centi-Centi- 1/1001/100 Milli-Milli- 1/10001/1000

Sooo… A Sooo… A centimeter centimeter is what fraction of a is what fraction of a metermeter??

How can you remember these?How can you remember these?

Think about this…Think about this… KKinging HHenryenry DDiedied bbyy ddrinkingrinking cchocolatehocolate mmilkilk

kilo (kg, kL, km, kN)kilo (kg, kL, km, kN) Hecto (Hg, HL, etc.)Hecto (Hg, HL, etc.) Deka (Dg, DL, etc.)Deka (Dg, DL, etc.) basic unit (g, L, m, N)basic unit (g, L, m, N) deci (dg, dL, etc.)deci (dg, dL, etc.) centi (cg, cL, cm)centi (cg, cL, cm) milli (mg, mL, mm)milli (mg, mL, mm) X X

ExamplesExamples

K H D b d c mK H D b d c m 50 kg = ? g50 kg = ? g

8 m = ? km8 m = ? km

2 L = ? mL2 L = ? mL

50,000 g50,000 g

0.008 km0.008 km

2,000 mL2,000 mL

Let’s PracticeLet’s Practice

First a worksheetFirst a worksheet

Then, an activityThen, an activity