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39-1 (91)
Release Rate: September 21-27
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By BETTY DEBNAM
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I Spy Metric
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Net weight:
8oz. (227 g)
U.S. car makers have made the switch
to metric. U.S. cars now even show kilometers per hour as well as miles per hour.
Metric units are usually given along
with our inch or pound measurements.
If you look around you, you will spy
metric weights and measurements on
many items.
Many U.S. businesses have switched
to the metric system,
and more must change
over if our products are
to compete around the
world.
I spy metric as
the worldwide
language for
science and
engineering.
Over the years, the United States
has considered switching to the metric
system. Congress didn't really put any
force behind any effort to do so. It said
the switch was voluntary. The metric
idea has not yet caught on with the
American people.
Now there is a lot of pressure for
U.S. companies to change the
measures on their products to metric.
Metric worrdwide
I spy metric
as the main
way of
weighing and
measuring in
most parts of
the world.
Metric at
home
By the end of 1992, all departments
of the government are to change to the
metric system as much as possible.
This effort by the government is
going to encourage more companies to
make metric products that they can
also sell abroad.
Be a metric spy
Look around you. Be an alert metric
spy who has an understanding of the
metric system.
It's an easy system to understand.
The more you see it and use it in your
everyday life, the easier it will be to
think metric all the time.
In today's world, metric matters!
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Crayons
commerce.
• 8 crayons, each about
10 by 1 centimeters (cm)
• soda,
355 milliliters (mL)
The week of Oct. 6 to 12 is
National Metric Week.
In other words, Congress thinks that
metric is good for U.S. business.
The Mini Page thanks the Office of Metric
Programs of the U.S. Department of Commerce
and the American National Metric Council for
help with this article.
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39-2 (91)
Release Date: September 21-27
from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam ~ 1991 Universal P.... Syndicate
Measurement history
The inch-pound system
THE MAYFLOWER IS
ABOUT 90 FEET LONG.
When
the first
English
settlers
arrived in
this
country,
they
brought their system of measurement
with them. The system we use today
is nearly the same.
We often call it the customary, or
inch-pound, system.
Over the years, English rulers had
set up a
standard
way of
measuringthings.
The
kings
often used parts of their bodies as guides.
A yard might be the length from a
king's nose to the end of his middle
finger with his arm stretched out.
Because England was
such a strong country and
English ships carried so
much trade, this method
of measuring spread to
other parts of the world.
The metric system
In 1790, about 200 years ago, the
French came up with the metric
system.
The word metric is
Greek, meaning
"measurement."
Most people consider the metric
system easier than our English
system.
It is based on the
number 10. The
metric system also
uses fewer fractions
than the inch-pound
system.
~Rookie Cookie's Recipe
Fit a few things that are measured by the metric
system in the United States in the puzzle.
Brown Sugar Pie
You'll need:
• 120 milliliters margarine (1 stick), softened
• 454 grams brown sugar (1 pound)
• 6 eggs
• 250 milliliters chopped black walnuts (1 cup)
• 5 milliliters vanilla (1 teaspoon)
• 2 23-centimeter pie crusts (9-inch)
What to do:
1. Combine margarine and brown sugar in a large
bowl. Mix until smooth and creamy.
2. Add eggs and mix well.
3. Add walnuts and vanilla. Mix well.
4. Pour into pie crusts. Bake in a preheated, 175 C
(350 F)-degree oven for 1 hour.
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measuring. See if you can find:
• caterpillar
• screw
• hat
• tomato
• chicken leg
• number 7
• carrot
• bird's head
• letter L
• crescent
moon
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• letter C
• word MINI
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Metrics
TRY 'N
FIND
Words that remind us of the metric system are hidden in the block
below. See if you can find: TEN, UNIT, FRENCH, STANDARD,
METER STICK, WEIGHT, LENGTH, SIZE, TEMPERATURE,
METRIC, KILOGRAM, GRAM, METER, CELSIUS,
MEASURE, LITER, MILLIMETER, SYSTEM"
MET E R S TIC K Q TEN M
C U NIT MEA SUR E N V I
LEN G T H F F R E N C H P W
T E M PER A T U REM S W H
MIL LIM E T ERG EYE L
J C E LSI U S Q X R T S I I
S TAN DAR D K RAE T G T
S I Z E MET RIC M R E H E
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LOG RAM Y Z M T R
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Release Date: September 21-27
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Packet. It includes the Signers of the Constitution Poster, the Making of the
Constitution Timeline Poster and the Mini Page Constitution Series. 1b order, send $10
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Shelley Fabares plays Christine
Armstrong on the show "Coach."
Shelley was born in Santa Monica,
Calif. She has been in show business
most of her life.
She was a child actress and model
when she was 3. She was in several
movies and TV shows.
As a teen-ager, she was on "The
Donna Reed Show." Reruns of the
show can still be seen today.
Shelley is also a singer. In 1962 she had a No.1 hit
with the song "Johnny Angel."
Shelley lives with her actor husband, Mike Farrell, in
Sherman Oaks, Calif. She has a stepson and a stepdaughter.
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Q: Why did the gooney bird salute the
refrigerator?
A: Someone told him it was General
Electric!
Q: Do you know why bald men are so happy?
A: Because no one can get in their hair!
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39-4 (91)
Release Date: September 21-27
from The Mini Peg. by Betty Debnem
A prefix is a part of a word added to
the beginning of another word to
change its meaning.
(space taken Up)
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1,000 milliliters =
1 liter
• a liter (L) is a
little more than a
quart.
kOT AS SMAil)
~ centi-: (one-hundredth)
MUCH,
MUCH
LARGER
Uses
• milliliter for smaller
kilo-: (one
thousand times
larger)
Meters measure
length
A meter is a little more than a yard.
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1 METER
1 YARD
• millimeter (mm)
1,000 millimeters =1 meter
• centimeter (cm)
100 centimeters =1 meter
• kilometer (km)
1,000 meters =1 kilometer
Uses
• millimeter for tools and
small sizes
The wrench is 6 mm.
body parts and clothing
SIzes
The collar is 36 cm.
The sleeve is 81 cm.
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objects and short distances
The rug is 3 m by 4 m.
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KILOMETERS
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kilometer for longer
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distances
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TIp: Most doorknobs are about
a meter from the floor.
Degrees
bCelsius
Db measures
temperature
100 degrees C:
meter for larger
MIAMI
While we will be seeing more
metric measurements, we will
continue to use the inch-pound system, too.
We will all want to speak two
measurement languages.
In this way, we won't have to do
math to change one measurement into another. We will understand both.
Most kids are studying the
metric system in school. Perhaps
they can go over this page with
their parents.
Use the tips we have given you
to help you get a metric
measurement in mind. Compare
with a new object you wish to
weigh or measure.
Most people consider metric a
much easier system.
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• milliliter (mL)
milli-: (one-thousandth)
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Liters measure
volume
Metric prefixes
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water boils
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measurements such as
'x
medicines and small drinks
TIp: 5 milliliters =1 Q;=:::=:===::J
teaspoon.
• liter for gas, milk,
water and drinks
Grams measure
weight
• milligram (mg)
1,000 milligrams = 1 gram
• A gram (g) is about the
weight of a standard
paper clip.
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• kilogram (kg)
1,000 grams = 1 kilogram
Uses
• gram for smaller food items
• mj)ligrams for medicines
18-ounce box of
corn flakes, 510 g
• kilogram for
larger items such
as people
100
37 degreesC:
normal body
:
temperature
odegrees C:
water freezes
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• A 6-year-old child
might weigh 24 kg.
TIp: 1 kilogram =
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a little more than 2
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10
For everyday use, most
metric symbols should be in
small letters except L for
liter and C for Celsius.
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Release Date:September 21-27
Learn about
liters and grams
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from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam e 1991 UniveISa! Press Syndicate
Teacher's
Guide
For use by teachers and parents at home and at
school. For use with issue: I Spy Metric
In
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by Betty Debnam
Appearing in your
newspaper on _ _ __
(Note to Editor: Above is
camera-ready, one columnby-4%-inch ad promoting
Issue 39.)
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Main idea: This issue is about the metric system. The following is a list of activities to
be used with this issue. They are listed in order of difficulty, with the easier pre-reader
assignments listed first. Ask the children to do the following:
1. Find the following pictures: a ruler, the U.S. Capitol, a shirt, a box of crayons, a
thermometer, a wrench, a rug, Uncle Sam, a paperclip, a soda can, a milk carton, a ship,
a box of corn flakes, a speedometer.
2. What is the metric system? Do you think we should start using the metric system
instead of the inch-pound system? If so, why do you think we should? Do you think
Americans will be using the metric system in the future? What can be done to help people
understand it? How can we start teaching people to use the metric system?
3. Look at the measurements on a yardstick and a ruler. Compare the inch side with
the metric side. Also, if possible, look at a measuring cup with ounces on one side and
liters on the other.
4. Look around your schoolroom and home to find things measured in the metric
system. (For example, a can of soup or a box of crackers.)
5. Create a metric chart comparing inch-pound measurements to metric
measurements. Also create a metric chart you can carry in your pocket.
6. Find your height and weight in metric measurements.
7. Measure things in your room with the metric system. Put a sign on each item with
the metric measurement so you can start learning the metric system.
(Note to Editor: Above is the Teacher's Guide for Issue 39.)
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\Goldie Goodsport's
Beport
Supersport: Sandy Woolsey
Height: 5-0 Birthdate: 8-15-72
Weight: 100 College: Arizona State
University
Sandy Woolsey is in her fourth season as a
member of the Senior National Gymnastics
Team. She began the sport at 12. Her favorite
event is the uneven bars.
Sandy did very well at the U.S. Gymnastics
Championships this year. She was second allaround and in the vault and uneven bars and
third in the floor exercise.
At last year's championship, she was first in
the uneven bars and second in the vault.
At last year's U.S. Olympic Cup, Sandy was second all-around, first in
the vault, second in the uneven bars and floor exercise, and third on the
beam.
She was born in Wheat Ridge, Colo., and now lives in Tempe, Ariz.
(Note to Editor: Above is copy block for Page 3, Issue 39, to be
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