Agenda, October 1 2013

Aim: Students will be able to correctly convert measurements in the metric system by the end of today s lesson } 1. DO NOW: Watch the Video on Metric Conversions and complete a See-Think-Wonder Chart in your notebooks } 2. Metric System Power-point } 3. Group work on related practice problems } 4. Exit slip on metric conversions } 5. Sage on the Stage
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Metric Conversion Video

Conversions

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1 2 KILO 1000 Units King HECTO 100 Units Henry

Ladder Method
3 DEKA 10 Units Doesn t Meters Liters Grams [Usually]

DECI 0.1 Unit Drink

CENTI 0.01 Unit Chocolate

MILLI 0.001 Unit Milk

How do you use the ladder method? 1st Determine your starting point. 2nd Count the jumps to your ending point. 3rd Move the decimal the same number of jumps in the same direction.

4 km = _________ m Starting Point Ending Point

How many jumps does it take?

4. __. __. __. = 4000 m

1 2 3

There are 100 centimetres in 1 metre When we change from cm to m we divide by:-

Remember!
When we divide by 100 the units move two places to the right.

This is how we change 427cm into metres:H T U

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There are 100 centimetres in 1 metre When we change from cm to m we divide by:-

Remember!
When we divide by 100 the units move two places to the right.

This is how we change 427cm into metres:H T U

100 2 7 0

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hth

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There are 100 centimetres in 1 metre When we change from cm to m we divide by:-

Remember!
When we divide by 100 the units move two places to the right.

This is how we change 427cm into metres:H T

100 4 2 7 0

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hth

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There are 100 centimetres in 1 metre When we change from cm to m we divide by:-

Remember!
When we divide by 100 the units move two places to the right.

This is how we change 427cm into metres:H T

100 4 2 7 0

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Therefore:cm
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427cm = 4.27m
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Conversion Practice

Try these conversions using the ladder method. 1000 mg = _______ g 14 km = _______ m Compare using <, >, or =. 56 cm 6m 7g 698 mg 1 L = _______ mL 109 g = _______ kg 160 cm = _______ mm 250 m = _______ km

Compare using <, >, or =. 25) 63 cm 26) 536 cm 6m 53.6 dm 27) 5 g 28) 43 mg 508 mg 5g 29) 1,500 mL 30) 3.6 m 1.5 L 36 cm

Closing Question
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What is the volume of all the human blood in the world? Use the following approximations to estimate your answer: 1 gall/ person , 6 billion people in world, 7.5 gal per cubic feet. (Extension: Determine how big of a cube all the blood fit could into)

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How old are you in seconds? Compare your age in seconds to that of your team members and put your ages in ascending order. (Extension: Determine how old the Manhattan bridge is in seconds (Hint: Find out which date the bridge was completed)