Metric Measurment: Weight

Tool used for comparing weights

• estimate
• balance
• fulcrum

Educated guess

• estimate
• fulcrum
• weight

Pivot point on which the balance beam rests

• miligram
• standard
• fulcrum

Standard metric unit for measuring weight

• gram
• kilogram
• weight

Equal to 1,000 grams

• Kilogram
• Grams
• Ton

Unit of measure agreed upon and used by everyone

• Balance
• Miligram
• Standard

How heavy something is

• Estimate
• Weight
• Thinking

1,000 milligrams = 

• 1 kilogram
• 1 ton
• 1 gram

1,000 grams=

• 1 gram
• 1 kilogram 
• 1 ton

1,000 kilograms =

• 1 gram
• 1 kilogram
  1 kilogram
• 1 ton