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Using the Metric System. S.I. units are so easy to work with because they are based on multiples of 10!. How easy is this???. There has to be a better way…. Converting Standard Measurements. In The Metric System…. There is one basic unit for… Length (meter) Volume (liter) Mass (gram)

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### Using the Metric System

S.I. units are so easy to work with because they are based on multiples of 10!

How easy is this???
• There has to be a better way…

Converting Standard Measurements

In The Metric System…
• There is one basic unit for…
• Length (meter)
• Volume (liter)
• Mass (gram)
• Each smaller unit is easy to convert to the larger unit and vice versa!
• This chart can be used for each of the basic units
• The values do not change for liters…
• Or Grams!
Using the Metric System is easy!!!
• To simplify things, very large and very small objects are expressed as multiples of ten of the base unit
• For example… A “5,000” meter long race can also be written as a “five thousand” meter, or as “5K” (5 kilometer) long race!
• A grain of salt is “0.001” meters long, or “one one-thousandth of a meter, or “millimeter” in length
• Metric prefixes can be used with any base unit
• For example…
• A kilometer is 1,000 meters
• A kilogram is 1,000 grams
• A kiloliter is 1,000 liters
Using the Metric System is easy!!!
• Base the subunit you use on whichever is closest to the size of the object you are measuring
• It wouldn\'t make sense to measure your weight in grams for the same reason that you wouldn\'t measure it in ounces - the unit is too small
• You would express your weight in a unit that makes sense, in this case: kilograms, because 1 kilogram is equal to 1000 grams
• (1 kilogram = 2.2 lbs)

1 kilogram

1000 grams

They are the same!

How do I do it?
• The metric system is based on multiplying or dividing your units by 10
• This moves your decimal point to the left or right
• It does NOT change the numbers you use! 
• The six important prefixes used in the Metric System are…
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