Units of Measure: Convert Metric Units of Length, Mass and Capacity using Place Value Understandings to look for: • Students who understand the connection between the names of metric units and their prefix and base unit. • Students who understand the connection between the prefix and the base unit as indicating the relationship between the units, e.g. centi = 1 hundredth of the base unit. • Students who can use the place value chart to convert metric units. • Students who understand the inverse