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Title: Introduction to the Metric System


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Introduction to the Metric System
  • Anne Hodgskiss

Images found at http//flood.nhm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/din
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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
ltable2
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Meter
  • Kilometer
  • Hectometer
  • Dekameter
  • meter
  • decimeter
  • centimeter
  • millimeter

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

6
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
s/facts/Utahraptor/
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