Very Very Basic Concepts

1. THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF
MEASUREMENT AND METRIC
CONVERSION

2. METRIC SYSTEM OF
MEASUREMENT
 The metric system is a system of measuring. It
has three basic units:
 m the meter for length
 kg the kilogram for mass
 S the second for time
 With those three simple measurements
we can measure nearly everything in the world!

3. METRIC TABLE
 A decimal system of units based on the meter as a
unit length, the kilogram as a unit mass, and the
second as a unit time.

4. METER
 The fundamental unit of length in the metric
system, equal to 100 centimeters or approximately
39.37 inches.

5. KILOGRAM
 The base unit of mass in the International
System, equal to 1,000 grams (2.2046 pounds).

6. SECOND
 A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute.

7. MEASURING TOOLS

8. REFERENCES
 Retrieved from
http://www.mathsisfun.com/measure/metric-
system.html