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The following are from a class taught by Toni Cook of the Granite School District in July 2007:

Papers We Received:
When I Want to Find a Measure (Old MacDonald Song)
Marching the Metric Stairs
The Important Book
Graphic Organizer - Definition, Characteristics, Examples and Nonexamples
Metrics Table - Prefix, Common Unit, Exponent, Symbol
Quadrilaterals 1
Quadrilaterals 2
Quadrilaterals 3
Triangles
Killer Hippos Diagram

METER SONG to Help Students Understand Metric Sizes:

I say millimeter. You say pencil tip.
I say millimeter. You say pencil tip.
Millimeter...Pencil tip
Millimeter...Pencil tip
Metrics are so cool!

I say centimeter. You say width of finger tip.
I say centimeter. You say width of finger tip.
Centimeter...Finger tip
Centimeter...Finger tip
Metrics are so cool!

I say decimeter. You say new crayon.
I say decimeter. You say new crayon.
Decimeter...New crayon
Decimeter...New crayon
Metrics are so cool!

I say meter. You say doorway.
I say. meter. You say doorway.
Meter...Doorway
Meter...Doorway
Metrics are so cool!

I say kilometer. You say ten minute walk.
I say kilometer. You say ten minute walk.
Kilometer...Ten minute walk
Kilometer...Ten minute walk
Metrics are so cool!

Other Metric Comparisons:

A kilometer is a little over 1/2 mile.
2 1/2 cm is about an inch.
A nickel weighs about 5 grams.
A small paper clip weighs about 1 gram.
A penny is about 2.5 grams.
Doorknobs are about 1 meter from the floor.
The height of most doors is 2 meters.
A gallon of milk is about 4 kilograms (8 lbs).

A Song for Remembering the Metric System:
(Sing this to Old MacDonald)

Metric Prefix	Common Unit	Exponent	Symbol
Kilo	1000	10^3	K
Hecto	100	10^2	H
Deka	10	10^1	D or Da
base	1	10^0	Meters, Grams or Liters
deci	0.1	10^ -1	d
centi	0.01	10^ -2	c
milli	0.001	10^ -3	m
Teach students that the base tells
whether one is measuring weight, distance or liquid.

Killer Hippos Die by drinking chocolate milk
Mnemonic Learning Aid