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Measuring In Metric Units. The metric system is a decimal system of measurement . . Meter. Meter (m) . Basic unit for length. Benchmark: The height of a chair. Millimeter (mm). Benchmark: The width of a dime. Centimeter (cm). Benchmark: Width of a large paperclip. Kilometer (km). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Measuring In Metric Units
The metric system is a decimal system of measurement.
Meter
Meter (m)
Benc
hmar
k:
The
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ht o
f a c
hair
Basic unit for length
Millimeter (mm)Benchmark:The width of a dime
Centimeter (cm)
Benchmark:Width of a large
paperclip
Kilometer (km)Benchmark:
The combined length of 9
football fields
MassAmount of
matter that an
object has
Gram (g)
Benc
hmar
k:Sm
all p
aper
clip
Milligram (mg)
Benchmark:One grain of
sugar
Kilogram (kg)Benchmark: Textbook
CapacityMeasure of the amount
that a container can hold
Liter
(L) Benchmark:
One large water bottle
Milliliter (mL)Benchmark: Eyedropper
Kiloliter (kL)Benchmark:
Eight large trash cans
Vidao
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