9/27 (GF) Practice Unit Conversions 1 - ETM - Patrick Mazza | Library

                             PRACTICE:  Unit Conversions

Number Prefixes
Kilo (k) - 1000 or thousand
Milli (m) - 0.001 or one-thousandth
Centi (c) - 0.01 or one-hundredth
Micro (μ) - 0.000001 or one-millionth

Goal 2.1a - I can identify the numbers represented by prefixes used with the Standard International (SI) Measurement System.

What does the prefix "Kilo" represent in terms of numbers?

What does the prefix "Milli" represent in terms of numbers?

What does the prefix "Centi" represent in terms of numbers?

What does the prefix "Micro" represent in terms of numbers?

Goal 2.1b - I can convert units using dimensional analysis (1-step).

Convert 1,452 feet to yards.

What unit do we "Want"?

Convert 1,452 feet to yards.

What unit do we "Have" to start with?

Convert 1,452 feet to yards.

Organize: Which units should cancel during this conversion?

Organize: Which set up would cancel the units that you identifed in the previous question?

Organize: Convert 1,452 feet to yards.

Convert 27 yards to feet.

What unit do we "Want"?

Convert 27 yards to feet.

What unit do we "Have" to start with?

Convert 27 yards to feet.

Organize: Which units should cancel during this unit conversion?

Organize: Which set up would cancel the units that you identifed in the previous question?

Organize: Convert 27 yards to feet.

Convert 170 seconds into minutes.

Want: convert seconds ---> minutes Have: 170 seconds

Organize: (1 minute = 60 seconds)

Convert 5 days to minutes.

How will the units change as we calculate the conversion above?

Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes.

How should we set up the first fraction in our conversion?

Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes.

Which conversion factor below should we use for fraction #2 in our conversion?
In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of fraction #1?

Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes.

Which conversion factor below should we use for fraction #3 in our conversion?
In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of fraction #2?

Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes. Show your work: include your set up and show how units cancel.

Want: Have:
Organize: (1 day = 24 hours, 1 hour = 60 minutes)

Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.

How will the units change as we calculate the conversion above?

Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.

Which fraction below should we use for the first fraction struture in our conversion?

Continued: Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.

Which conversion factor below should we use for fraction #2 in our conversion?
In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of fraction #1?

Continued: Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.

Which conversion factor below should we use for fraction #3 in our conversion?
In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of fraction #2?

Continued: Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers. Show your work: include your set up and show how units cancel.

Want: Have:
Organize: (1 kilometer = 1000 meters, 1 meter = 100 centimeters)

9/27 (GF) Practice Unit Conversions 1 - ETM

PRACTICE: Unit Conversions

What does the prefix "Kilo" represent in terms of numbers?

What does the prefix "Milli" represent in terms of numbers?

What does the prefix "Centi" represent in terms of numbers?

What does the prefix "Micro" represent in terms of numbers?

Convert 1,452 feet to yards.What unit do we "Want"?

Convert 1,452 feet to yards.What unit do we "Have" to start with?

Convert 1,452 feet to yards.Organize: Which units should cancel during this conversion?

Organize: Which set up would cancel the units that you identifed in the previous question?

Organize: Convert 1,452 feet to yards.

Convert 27 yards to feet.What unit do we "Want"?

Convert 27 yards to feet.What unit do we "Have" to start with?

Convert 27 yards to feet.Organize: Which units should cancel during this unit conversion?

Organize: Which set up would cancel the units that you identifed in the previous question?

Organize: Convert 27 yards to feet.

Convert 170 seconds into minutes.Want: convert seconds ---> minutes Have: 170 secondsOrganize: (1 minute = 60 seconds)

Convert 5 days to minutes. How will the units change as we calculate the conversion above?

Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes. How should we set up the first fraction in our conversion?

Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes. Which conversion factor below should we use for fraction #2 in our conversion? In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of fraction #1?

Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes. Which conversion factor below should we use for fraction #3 in our conversion?In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of fraction #2?

Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes. Show your work: include your set up and show how units cancel. Want: Have: Organize: (1 day = 24 hours, 1 hour = 60 minutes)

Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers. How will the units change as we calculate the conversion above?

Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.Which fraction below should we use for the first fraction struture in our conversion?

Continued: Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.Which conversion factor below should we use for fraction #2 in our conversion?In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of fraction #1?

Continued: Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.Which conversion factor below should we use for fraction #3 in our conversion?In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of fraction #2?

Continued: Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers. Show your work: include your set up and show how units cancel.Want: Have:Organize: (1 kilometer = 1000 meters, 1 meter = 100 centimeters)

Convert 1,452 feet to yards.

What unit do we "Want"?

Convert 1,452 feet to yards.

What unit do we "Have" to start with?

Convert 1,452 feet to yards.

Organize: Which units should cancel during this conversion?

Convert 27 yards to feet.

What unit do we "Want"?

Convert 27 yards to feet.

What unit do we "Have" to start with?

Convert 27 yards to feet.

Organize: Which units should cancel during this unit conversion?

Convert 170 seconds into minutes.

Want: convert seconds ---> minutes Have: 170 seconds

Organize: (1 minute = 60 seconds)

Convert 5 days to minutes.

How will the units change as we calculate the conversion above?

Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes.

How should we set up the first fraction in our conversion?

Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes.

Which conversion factor below should we use for fraction #2 in our conversion?
In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of fraction #1?

Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes.

Which conversion factor below should we use for fraction #3 in our conversion?
In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of fraction #2?

Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes. Show your work: include your set up and show how units cancel.

Want: Have:
Organize: (1 day = 24 hours, 1 hour = 60 minutes)

Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.

How will the units change as we calculate the conversion above?

Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.

Which fraction below should we use for the first fraction struture in our conversion?

Continued: Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.

Which conversion factor below should we use for fraction #2 in our conversion?
In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of fraction #1?

Continued: Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.

Which conversion factor below should we use for fraction #3 in our conversion?
In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of fraction #2?

Continued: Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers. Show your work: include your set up and show how units cancel.

Want: Have:
Organize: (1 kilometer = 1000 meters, 1 meter = 100 centimeters)