Thinking Metric

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Thinking Metric
No Converting Allowed!!!
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LENGTH
Basic Unit Meter
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1 meter is about the length of a
yardstick plus a crayon
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About how tall are these people?
1 meter (1m) is about the height of a doorknob.
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1 centimeter (1cm) width of your little finger
or the diameter of an aspirin.
1 millimeter (1 mm) thickness of a dime
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10 m 1 decameter (or 1 dam) This is
just a bit longer than a first down in
football.
10 cm 1 decimeter .1 m (or 1
dm) The width of a persons palm.
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1 kilometer (or 1 km) is just a little farther
than half a mile or about 10-12 city blocks in
Groton.
Begin Odometer Check
1 Kilometer
1 Mile
½ Mile
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How far is Groton High School from
Washington, DC?
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Capacity
Sometimes referred to as VOLUME
Basic Unit Liter
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1 liter 1 L A liter is just slightly larger
than a quart.
1 liter of water will weigh 1 kilogram
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A medicine eyedropper will hold 1 milliliter 1
mL (about 10 drops of water) 1 tsp
will hold approximately 5 milliliters
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MASS
Sometimes referred to as WEIGHT
Basic Unit Gram
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1 gram (or 1 g) is about the mass of a paper
clip or an aspirin tablet.
A nickel about 5 grams
1 cm3 holds 1 mL and will weigh 1 g if water is
used.
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1 kilogram (1 kg) is also approximately the
weight of your math book!!!!
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