The Metric Measurement
 Our
money system is also a base
10 system
 Ex. It takes 10 pennies to equal
1 dime.
 A dime is 10x more than a
penny. If a dime is = 1 than
a penny is 0.1
Meter

The entire stick is 1 meter.
Liter

The bottle is 1 liter.

About equal to
1 US quart.
Gram

The gold square is 1 gram.

About equal to the mass
of a large paper clip.
Celsius & Kelvin

Take Celsius and add 273 to get Kelvin.

The Kelvin scale measures
absolute zero.
Bigger than the standard

Kilo = 1,000

If you had 1,000 of the gold squares you
would have a kilogram of gold.
Bigger than the standard

Hecto = 100

If you had 100 of the gold squares you
would have a hectogram of gold.
Bigger than the standard

Deka = 10

If you had 10 of the gold squares you
would have a dekagram of gold.
Smaller than the standard
Milli = 1/1000 or .001

Contains 1000 millimeter markings (smallest lines)on the
stick.
Smaller than the standard
Centi = 1/100 or .01

Contains 100 centimeter markings.

Numbered markings 1to the end of stick (100)
Smaller than the standard
Deci = 1/10 or .1

Contains 10 decimeter markings.

Every 10th centimeter is denoted as a decimeter by
it's bigger font.
Reading Metric Units
mg = milligram
 m is for the prefix milli and g is the
standard for gram
dkL = dekaLiter
 dk is for the prefix deka and L is the
standard for liter
g = gram
 Gram is the standard for mass.