Metric Measures

With King With King Henry…Henry…

KKing ing HHenry enry DDied ied MMondayonday

DDrinking rinking CChocolate hocolate MMilk!ilk!

KKilo, ilo, HHecto, ecto, DDeca, eca, MMetereter / (unit*),/ (unit*),

DDeci, eci, CCenti, enti, MMilli.illi. Uh!Uh!

( ( **unit = unit = mmeter, graeter, gramm,, liter)liter)



(This is a (This is a mnemonicmnemonic aid aid to help you remember to help you remember metric decimal places.)metric decimal places.)

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KKilo, ilo, HHecto, ecto, DDeca, eca, MMetereter 1000 100 10 11000 100 10 1

DDeci, eci, CCenti, enti, MMilli.illi. Uh!Uh! 1/101/10thth 1/100 1/100thth 1/1000 1/1000thth

( ( **unit = unit = mmeter, graeter, gramm, liter), liter)



KKilo, ilo, HHecto, ecto, DDeca,eca, MMeter eter / /

(unit)(unit) 1000 100 10 11000 100 10 1


TUNE: It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More

refrain:

It ain't gonna rain no more, no It ain't gonna rain no more, no more;more;

It ain't gonna rain no more.It ain't gonna rain no more.How in the heck can I wash my How in the heck can I wash my

neckneckIf it ain't gonna rain no more?If it ain't gonna rain no more?

refrain:

It ain't gonna rain no more, no It ain't gonna rain no more, no more;more;

It ain't gonna rain no more.It ain't gonna rain no more.How in the heck can I wash my How in the heck can I wash my

neckneckIf the soap’s on the floor next If the soap’s on the floor next

door?door?



KKilo, ilo, HHecto, ecto, DDeca,eca, MMeter eter / /

(unit)(unit) 1000 100 10 11000 100 10 1


TUNE: It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More

There once was a family of There once was a family of

giantsgiants,,And And KiloKilo was their name. was their name.

They alllll were so huge and tall,They alllll were so huge and tall,And no two were the same.And no two were the same.

10001000

Now, Now, KiloKilogramgram - - he weighed a lot, he weighed a lot,

And And KiloKilometermeter was long. was long.KiloKiloliterliter was big and wet. was big and wet.

Each one was a Each one was a thousandthousand strong. strong.

kg km klkg km kl = = 10001000

There also were some tiny elvesThere also were some tiny elvesWho had the name of Who had the name of MilliMilli..

One one-thousandthOne one-thousandth - - they’re so small, they’re so small,

To think of them seems silly. To think of them seems silly.

1/10001/1000thth

Now Now millimilligramsgrams - - they don’t weigh they don’t weigh

much, And much, And millimillimetersmeters are are short.short.

A A millimilliliterliter’s a tiny drop ’s a tiny drop Of liquid they report.Of liquid they report.

mg mm mlmg mm ml ==1/10001/1000thth

So, So, gramsgrams you may have noticed you may have noticedAre things that you can Are things that you can weighweigh..

LengthLength is is metermeter, , liquid’s literliquid’s liter..

That’s the That’s the metric metric way. way.

KKiloilo meansmeans thousands thousands ( ( nn000.0 )000.0 )

HHectoecto meansmeans hundreds hundreds ( ( nn00.0 )00.0 )

DDecaeca meansmeans tens tens ( ( nn0.0 ) 0.0 ) andand

the unit is…the unit is…whateverwhatever (number) (number)

Uh!Uh!

DDeci meanseci means tenthstenths ( 0. ( 0.0 0 ))

CCenti meansenti means hundredthshundredths ( 0.0( 0.00 )0 )

MMilli meansilli means thousandthsthousandths ( 0.00( 0.000 )0 )

I think it’s time to end!I think it’s time to end!

Uh!Uh!

KKinging HHenryenry DDiedied MMondayonday

DDrinkingrinking CChocolatehocolate MMilk!ilk!

KKilo, ilo, HHecto, ecto, DDeca, eca, MMetereter / /

unit, unit, 1000 100 10 11000 100 10 1


KKinging HHenryenry DDiedied MMondayonday

DDrinkingrinking CChocolatehocolate MMilk!ilk!

KKilo ilo HHecto ecto DDeca eca MMetereter DDeci eci CCenti enti MMilliilli

1000 100 10 1 1/10th 1/100th 1/1000th

1 . 0 0 0

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