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Metric System Conversion Flip BookPage 1: (Kilo)The prefix “kilo” is mostly used with “gram”, to measure mass, but it is also used with “meter” to measure long distances.One kilogram is about 2.2 pounds.One kilometer is a little over half a mile.Page 2: (Hecto)Chose one of the following mnemonic devices to put into your flipbook. A mnemonic device for remembering the prefixes is:“King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk”King = kilo – “k”Henry = hector – “h”Died= Deca – “da”By = Basic Units (gram, meter, liter)Drinking= deci – “d”Chocolate= centi – “c”Milk= milli – “m”Page 3: (Deca)This is ten times a meter, liter, or gram.Deca- isn’t used very often in science.Page 4: (Basic Unit)Grams (g) measure massLiters (L) measure liquid volumeMeters (m) measure length or distance(Cubic centimeters (cm3) measures the volume of a solid)Page 5: (Deci)This is one tenth of a meter, liter, or gram.Deci- isn’t used very often in science.Page 6: (Centi)“Centi” is the prefix most commonly used with meter to measure length. It means 1/100 of a meter.A good way to estimate a centimeter is the width of your little finger.Page 7: (Milli)“Milli” is the prefix most commonly used with “gram” to measure mass or “liter” to measure volume. “Milli” means 1/1000.Milligrams are often used to measure medicine. It is a tiny amount, like a grain of sand.Milliliters are often used in science. Graduated cylinders are marked in milliliters.Remember: 1 mL of liquid volume = 1 cm3 of solid volume Back of FlipbookTo change from kilogram to grams, move the decimal to the right as many spaces as there are pages between them in this book.Example: 2.1256 kg = 2125.6 g (Three pages to the right means move the decimal three places to the right in the number!)To change from mL to L, move the decimal to the left as many spaces as there are pages between them in this book.Example: 46521 mL = 46.521 L (Three pages left in the book means move the decimal three places to the left in the number!) ................
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