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Metric Measurement Unit (FOSS)

This activity includes key vocabulary and concepts from the FOSS unit on metric measurement.

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0 degrees Celsiusthe freezing point of water
100 degrees Celsiusthe boiling point of water
22 degrees Celsius average room temperature
37 degrees Celsiusaverage body temperature of a human
30 degrees Celsiusair temperature on a warm summer day
capacitythe amount that a container will hold when full
2 metersthe height of an adult
graduated cylindera tool for measuring volume
degrees Celsiusthe standard metric unit for measuring temperature
kilometermetric unit for measuring long distances (like between 2 cities)
355 mlthe amount of soda in a soda pop can
gram (g)the standard metric unit for measuring mass
1 liter (l)equal to 1,000 milliliters (ml)
1 meter (m)equal to 100 centimeters (cm)
balancea tool for measuring the mass of an object
centimeter (cm)about equal to the width of your little finger
a nickelhas a mass of about 5 grams
standard measurementa unit agreed upon and used by a large number of people
temperaturea measure of how hot or cold something is
thermometera tool used to measure temperature


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