The Metric Measurement

Our money system is also a base

10 system
Ex. It takes 10 pennies to equal
1 dime.
A dime is 10x more than a
penny. If a dime is = 1 than
a penny is 0.1

Meter

The entire stick is 1 meter.

Liter

The bottle is 1 liter.

About equal to

1 US quart.

Gram

The gold square is 1 gram.

About equal to the mass

of a large paper clip.

Celsius & Kelvin

Take Celsius and add 273 to get Kelvin.

The Kelvin scale measures

absolute zero.

Bigger than the standard

Kilo = 1,000

If you had 1,000 of the gold squares you

would have a kilogram of gold.

Bigger than the standard

Hecto = 100

If you had 100 of the gold squares you

would have a hectogram of gold.

Bigger than the standard

Deka = 10

If you had 10 of the gold squares you

would have a dekagram of gold.

Smaller than the standard

Milli = 1/1000 or .001

Contains 1000 millimeter markings (smallest lines)on

the stick.

Smaller than the standard

Centi = 1/100 or .01

Contains 100 centimeter markings.

Numbered markings 1to the end of stick (100)

Smaller than the standard

Deci = 1/10 or .1

Contains 10 decimeter markings.

Every 10th centimeter is denoted as a decimeter by

it's bigger font.

Reading Metric Units

mg = milligram
m is for the prefix milli and g is the
standard for gram
dkL = dekaLiter
dk is for the prefix deka and L is the
standard for liter
g = gram
Gram is the standard for mass.