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Metric system

High school (ages 12+)
Mathematics & Numbers

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/metric-system

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the originating nation?

  2. 2. What is the founding principle?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Physical Constants

  • SI Derived Units

  • Sexagesimal System

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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