Introduction to the Metric System

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Introduction to the Metric System

• Anne Hodgskiss

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Metric Prefixes

• Kilo
• Hecto
• Deka
• unit
• deci
• centi
• milli

• King
• Henry
• Died
• a
• death
• called
• measles

• 1, 000
• 100
• 10
• 1
• 0.1
• 0.01
• 0.001

http//lamar.colostate.edu/hillger/brownridge.htm
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Units of Measure

• Gram
• Weight
• Meter
• Distance
• Liter
• Volume (mainly liquids)

http//lamar.colostate.edu/hillger/brownridge.htm
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Meter

• Kilometer
• Hectometer
• Dekameter
• meter
• decimeter
• centimeter
• millimeter

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Gram

• Kilogram
• Hectogram
• Dekagram
• gram
• decigram
• centigram
• milligram

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Dinosaurs in Metric

• Apatosaurus (ah-PAT-uh-sawr-us )
• 18 - 21m long
• aprox 4.5m tall
• aprox 14 tonnes
• 11800 kg

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Dinosaurs in Metric

• Tyrannosaurus
• aprox 15 meters long
• aprox 6.5m tall
• aprox 7 tonnes
• 6350 kg

http//library.thinkquest.org/10030/t-rex.htm
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Dinosaurs in Metric

• Utahraptor (YOU-tah-RAP-tor)
• aprox 6m long
• aprox 1.7m tall
• 17 hectameters
• 170 centimeters
• aprox 1 tonne
• 907kg

http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaur
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