Converting Metric Units of Mass and Capacity

An example of a milligram is ________

• a paperclip 
• a bread crumb
• a marker
• a gluestick

An example of a gram is a _________

• bread crumb
• loaf of bread
• paperclip
• textbook

An example of a kilogram is a _________

• loaf of bread
• textbook
• car
• pencil

7,000 mg= ______g

• 7
• .7
• 700
• 700

18,500 g = ______kg

• 185
• 18.5
• 1850
• 1.85

4.7 kg = _______g

• 470
• .0047
• 4,700
• 4.70

22 g = ______ mg

• 22,000mg
• .022mg
• 2.2mg
• 2,200mg

1 gram = ______ milligrams

• 10
• 100
• 1,000
• 1

1 kilogram = ______ grams

• 1,000
• 100
• 10
• 1

8.3 kg = ______g

• .083g
• 830g
• 83g
• 8,300g