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Metric System

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

METRIC SYSTEM

MILLIMETER

  • Smallest unit of measurement
  • Commonly used to measure liquid
Commonly used to measure liquids

CENTIMETER

  • Equal to the width of your finger
Photo by 917press

DECIMETER

EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF A CRAYON
1 decimeter equals 10 centimeters

METER

EQUAL TO HEIGHT OF A GUITAR
Commonly used in the place of a yard. Equal to the size of a guitar.

DECAMETER

EQUAL TO THE SIZE OF AN ENDZONE
One decameter equals 10 meters

HECTOMETER

EQUAL TO A FOOTBALL FIELD
One hectometer is equal to ten decumeters
Photo by designsbykari

KILOMETER

COMMONLY USED TO MEASURE CITY DISTANCES
1 kilometer equals 10 hectometers.
Photo by Werner Kunz

THE PATTERN OF THE METRIC SYSTEM

RYAN

THE TABLE IS 72.5 DECIMETERS

MEGAN

THE BINDER IS 29.5 CENTIMETERS

GRACE

THE WATER BOTTLE IS 21 CENTIMETERS

SAM

THE NOTEBOOK IS 23 CENTIMETERS

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  • Megan Biddell
  • Sam Calic
  • Grace Klingenberg
  • Ryan Kilkenny