Grams and Kilograms Measuring weight or measuring how heavy something is

Grams and Kilograms

Measuring weight or measuring how heavy something is

Grams and Kilograms

1g is very little 1000g = 1kg

Grams and Kilograms

Grams and Kilograms

How do we measure weight?When we measure something we say how many grams it is.

How much does this weigh?

Grams and Kilograms

How do we measure weight?When we measure something we say how many grams it is.

How much does this weigh?

It weighs 10 grams.

10 g

Grams and Kilograms

How much does this weigh?

Grams and Kilograms

It weighs 45 grams.

45 g

How much does this weigh?

Grams and Kilograms

If it weighs more than 1000 grams, then we use grams and kilograms.

4500 grams = 4 kilograms and 500 grams

or 4500 g = 4 kg 500 g

Grams and Kilograms

Grams and Kilograms

It weighs 500 grams.

500g

Grams and Kilograms

Grams and Kilograms

It weighs 1500 grams.

1500g

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It weighs 1500 grams.

1500g1kg = 1000g

500g

Grams and Kilograms

How many grams?

5 kg 400 gkg

g

= g

5 kg 400 g = g

Grams and Kilograms

How many grams?

5 kg 400 gkg

g

= g

5 kg 400 g = g

400

5 5000

Grams and Kilograms

How many grams?

5 kg 400 gkg

g

= g

5 kg 400 g = g

400

5 5000

5400

Grams and Kilograms

How many grams?

9 kg 204 gkg

g

= g

9 kg 204 g = g

Grams and Kilograms

How many grams?

9 kg 204 gkg

g

= g

9 kg 204 g = g

204

9 9000

Grams and Kilograms

How many grams?

9 kg 204 gkg

g

= g

9 kg 204 g = g

204

9 9000

9204

Grams and Kilograms

How many grams?

2 kg 81 gkg

g

= g

2 kg 81 g = g

Grams and Kilograms

How many grams?

2 kg 81 gkg

g

= g

2 kg 81 g = g

81

2 2000

How many grams?

2 kg 81 gkg

g

= g

2 kg 81 g = g

81

2 2000

2081

Grams and Kilograms

Now look at your Maths 3B Workbook Part 1

pages 35-36

2 kg 81 gkg

g

= g

2 kg 81 g = g

Grams and Kilograms