• To convert from a larger to smaller metric unit you always multiply

• To convert from a smaller to larger unit you always divide

• The Latin prefixes used in the metric system literally mean the number they represent.  Example: 1 kilo gram = 1000 grams A kilo is 1000 of something

• Just like a dozen is 12 of something

• For every step upward on the chart you are dividing by 10 or moving the decimal one place to the left.

• When you move down the stairs you are multiplying by 10 for each step. SO you are adding a zero to your original number and moving the decimal one place to the right with each step.

Try Some…1.)  3 meters = ______ centimeters

2.)  40 liters = ______ dekaliters 3.)  600 milligrams = _______ grams

4.)  5 kilometers = __________ hectometers 5.)  70 centimeters = _________ meters 6.)  900 deciliters= _______ dekaliters