CONVERTING METRIC UNITS

METERS, LITERS, & GRAMS

PREFIXES -
kilo-
hecto-
deca-
unit-     meter/liter/gram
deci-
centi-
milli-

To help everyone remember the prefixes for conversions we took time to make up our own mnemonic device. Let me say there were some very unusual creations. I shared the one I use,

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The method I use to help students convert metrics is decimal movement. This means they are multiplying or dividing by 10 and powers of 10 without doing any multiplication or division. Let me say they were some very happy kids.

Example:

9 cm = _______ mm

Students counted the places from C to M and found it to be 1 so they came up with 90 mm.

BE CAREFUL----- the U stands for units which represent LITERS, METERS, and GRAMS

4/10/2014 HOMEWORK

CUSTOMARY UNIT CONVERSION - MATH RELAY

We all had a good time playing our math relay yesterday in the gym. It was fun to get out of the classroom.

Students were put into groups of 3. Here are some pictures from the game.

 

 

 

4/9/2014 PRACTICE - NOT HOMEWORK

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In class we practiced these problems together. This was an exercise to achieve some success in class. All students received a check mark for each correct answer. If they got at least 4 checks they received a 100% classroom grade for today. Credit is also given for asking questions.

CONVERTING CUSTOMARY UNITS HELP

4/8/2014 HOMEWORK

In class we went over 1-5 together.
1.) 12.62 yards
2.) 87.16 pints
3.) 0.27 yards
4.) 84,532.80 feet
5.) 2,749.32 inches

HOW TO CONVERT CUSTOMARY UNITS

To start class today we began by filling out the following worksheet as practice so everyone would know exactly how to show ALL their work. (sorry its sideways)

Below is a step by step walk through the 2nd example:

How many quarts are there in 9 gallons?