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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
The [[kilogram]] (kg) is the scientific [[unit]] for [[Measure|measuring]] [[mass]].
===About Kilograms===
: [[Kilogram]]s are shortened to '''kg''' with a lower case k and a lower case g.
: [[Kilo]] refers to one thousand as there are 1000 [[gram]]s in a [[kilogram]].
: The average [[mass]] of an adult [[human]] is around 70 [[kilogram]]s.
: The mass of an [[apple]] is 0.1 [[kilogram]]s.: There are 1000 [[gram]]s in a [[kilogram]].
===Converting to Kilograms===
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Kilograms'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 megagram(1Mg)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[kilogram]]s x1000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000kg
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilogram]](1kg)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[kilogram]]s x1.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1kg
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 gram(1g)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[kilogram]]s /1000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.001kg
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 microgrammilligram 1(mg)| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[kilogram]]s /1000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.000001kg
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 microgram 1(µg)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[kilogram]]s /1000,000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.000000001kg
|}
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
The [[kilogram]] (kg) is the [[SI Unit]] of [[mass]].
===About Kilograms===
: [[Kilogram]]s are shortened to '''kg''' with a lower case k and a lower case g.
: [[Kilo]] refers to one thousand as there are 1000 [[gram]]s in a [[kilogram]].
: The average [[mass]] of an adult [[human]] is around 70 [[kilogram]]s.
: The mass of an apple is 0.1 [[kilogram]]s.
===Converting to Kilograms===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Kilograms'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 megagram (1Mg)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''kilograms''' x10<sup>3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup>kg
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilogram]] (1kg)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''kilograms''' x1
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1kg
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[gram]] (1g)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''kilograms''' x10<sup>-3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-3</sup>kg
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[milligram]] 1(mg)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''kilograms''' x10<sup>-6</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-6</sup>kg
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[microgram]] 1(µg)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''kilograms''' x10<sup>-9</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-9</sup>kg
|}
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851338/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851338&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=425855d5890466e47189e1c21b67a1ea ''Kidneys, pages 155-8, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Kidneys, pages 186-191, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945954/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945954&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=100574c08fbbb64318256eb79ed61a76 ''Kidneys, pages 215, 219-221, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945563/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945563&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9a1d023a374038e6072f33c4f3cf808b ''Kidneys, pages 75, 76, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945954/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945954&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=100574c08fbbb64318256eb79ed61a76 ''Kidneys; kidney failure, pages 219, 220, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945954/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945954&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=100574c08fbbb64318256eb79ed61a76 ''Kidneys; kidney transplants, pages 220, 221, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA '']
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Kilogram, pages 152-3, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']