Metric Conversions Staircase

Metric prefix conversions tutorial.

Metric conversions staircase. Once you know and can visualize the steps everything else will fall into place. Metric measures and conversions by lisa williams. Try these conversions using the staircase. The main units meter liter gram are the middle step.

The latin prefixes used in the metric system literally mean the number they represent. Students will investigate the greek and latin roots behind the metric staircase in this four part interactive activity. Converting from one unit to another in the metric system is easy as a staircase. This week weve been studying metric conversions so i turned to my good friend king henry to lend us a hand.

Level 2 metric conversions using the factor label method. First students will use context clues to put the staircase in order then define the prefixes and finally walk the staircase to help them with metric conversions. What you need to know is the prefix is the base unit times that factor. Stair step method kilo 1000 hecto 100 deka 10 base unit deci 01 centi 001 milli 0001 the metric system of measurement is based on multiples of 10.

The staircase represent how the different units within the metric system are related. This is a google slides presentation on using the metric stairs to convert between metric length units. Basic concepts periodic table elements metric system unit conversion. Using the factor label method and nys reference table c a prefix table.

Metric maths conversion problems using the metric table shortcut method the unit fraction method how to convert to different metric units of measure for length capacity and mass examples and step by step solutions how to use the metric staircase or ladder method. Prefixes are used to indicate what multiple of 10 the base unit is being multiplied by. Use the metric staircase to convert units within the metric system. To convert from a larger to smaller metric unit you always multiply to convert from a smaller to larger unit you always divide.

I really liked the staircase idea i did for the math journals last year you can read more about how i teach metric conversions here and see our journal entry for last year here so i really had to think to come up with a different idea for our journals this year. Metric conversions interactive notebook reference foldable this product includes a reference foldable for students to create to help them with metric.