The Metric System of
Measurement
Lesson 1 – Metric Length
Textbook – pp. 402-403
Metric Length
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What units are used to measure length?
 Millimeters
 Centimeters
 Decimeters
 Meters
 Kilometers
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_______ millimeters (mm) = 1 centimeter
10
1 centimeter is about as long as your fingernail or
the width of your pencil.
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_____ centimeters (cm) = 1 decimeter (dm)
10
A decimeter is about the width of Mrs. Landrum’s
hand.
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__________ centimeters (cm) = 1 meter (m)
100
1 meter is a little longer than a yard – about
half the height of a door.
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_____ meters (m) = 1 kilometer (km)
1,000
A kilometer is shorter than a mile, but can
be compared to a mile.
The length of 100 school buses lined up.
Metric Capacity & Mass
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Textbook – pp. 404-406
Metric Capacity & Mass
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What units are used to measure capacity?
 Milliliters (mL)
 Liters (L)
What units are used to measure mass?
 Grams (g)
 Kilograms (kg)
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_____ milliliters (mL) =
1 Liter
1,000
A milliliter can be
measured using a
medicine dropper.
When you think of 1
liter, think of a large
water bottle.
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_____ grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg)
1,000
1 gram is equal to the weight of a large paper
clip or a peanut in its shell.
Metric Temperature
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Textbook – pp.414-415
Metric Temperature
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The metric system of measurement
measures temperature in degrees Celsius.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.
Human body temperature is 40 degrees
Celsius.
Room temperature is about 20 degrees
Celsius.
Temperature Poem
Thirty is hot
Twenty is nice
Ten is cool
Zero is ice!
Practice Quiz
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1. Grams and kilograms are metric units of
__________.
2. Milliliters and liters are metric units of
__________.
3. Millimeters, centimeters, meters and
kilometers are metric units of __________.
4. Water boils at ______ degrees Celsius.
5. Water freezes at _____ degrees Celsius.
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6. Room temperature is _____ degrees
Celsius.
7. _____ millimeters = 1 centimeter.
8. _____ centimeters = 1 meter.
9. _____ meters = 1 kilometer.
10. _____ milliliters = 1 liter.
11. _____ grams = 1 kilogram.