metric system

An introduction to the metric unit for measuring weight.

Describes how accurate standards of measurements were determined for time, length and width, volume, temperature, and weight with emphasis on the advantages of the metric system.

Recipes for breakfast, lunch, supper, salad, soup, sandwiches, vegetables, and desserts--all using metric measurements.

An introduction to the metric system, a system of measurement which began in France approximately two hundred years ago.

Introduces the principles and applications of the metric system.

An easy-to-read history of the metric system and explanation of its different units.

Explains the principles and uses of the metric system.

A collection of puzzles, games, riddles, magic tricks, and brainteasers based on the metric system.

Explains the basic workings of the thermometer invented by Anders Celsius, which uses the 0-to-100 centigrade scale. Also discusses other thermometers.

Explains the metric system and shows how people all over the world use this system of measurement for a variety of purposes.