Going Metric: Guidelines for the Mathematics Teacher, Grades K-8 |
Contents
The Long Journey toward Metric Adoption | 1 |
Teaching the Metric System | 25 |
Answers | 46 |
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Common terms and phrases
accepted activities approximately base SI unit base unit basic unit beam balance calibrated centi cm cm cm cm³ computation Congress contains count the number cube cubic centimeter cubic decimeter cubic meter customary units dam³ decimal numerals deka dekameter dm² dm³ established example football France grams hectare hecto hectometer introduced Jefferson jumbo paper clip junior high school kilo kilogram kilometer km² liter luminous intensity Mass Weight meas measure the length meterstick metric measurement metric system METRIC UNIT CHECKUP milligram milliliter millimeter mm² monetary system nations number of crossing object plastic prefix deci prometric square centimeter square meter square region standard unit standards of weights submultiples symbol system of measurement system of weights teachers teaching the metric temperature UNIT CHECKUP SET unit for length Unit Name units of measurement units of volume Volume Capacity weights and measures