metric system

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metric system

Metric puzzles

1977
Puzzles and brain teasers introduce basic metric vocabulary, symbols, and conversion tables.

Natural wonders of the world

converting distance measurements to metric units
2005
Presents a concise look into some of the world's natural wonders and what makes each of them unique, and describes how to convert distance measurements to metric units.

Millions to measure

2002
Marvelosissimo the Magician explains the development of standard units of measure, and shows the simplicity of calculating length, height, weight, and volume using the metric system.

Measurement action

2006
Presents an introduction to measurement, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on both its standard and metric units, as well as describing how various things are measured, including weight, temperature, and length.

The Celsius thermometer is

1976
A brief introduction to the Celsius thermometer and how it works.

The gram is

1976
Introduces the gram, a unit used to measure mass.

The liter is

1976
Introduces the liter, a unit used to measure liquid volume.

The meter is

1976
A simple introduction to the meter and its use in everyday measurement.

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