Metric Units of Measurement

Who uses the metric system?

• only the United States

• rest of the world except the United States

• only Antarctica

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

What does length measure?

• how much liquid something can hold

• how heavy something is

• how much time something takes to happen

• how long something is

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

When you think of a millimeter, think of _______________________.

• the width of your pinky nail

• the edge of a dime

• the width of a door

• the length of 10 football fields

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

When you think of how long a centimeter is, think of ______________________.

• the width of your pinky nail

• the edge of a dime

• the width of a door

• a paperclip

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

When you think of how long a meter is, think of ______________________.

• your knuckle to knuckle

• a pineapple

• the length of 10 football fields

• the width of the door

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

When you consider the length of a kilometer, think about __________________________.

• the length of 10 football fields

• the width of a door

• the height of a fridge

• the width of your pinky nail

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

1 centimeter = ______ millimeters

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CCSS.2.MD.A.2

How many millimeters are in 1 meter?

• 2

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

1 meter = ______ centimeters

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CCSS.2.MD.A.2

1 kilometer = _____ meters

• 2

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

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CCSS.2.MD.A.2