Why the Metric System Matters
Authored by Tony Hogard
Science
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What historical event was important in the adoption of a new unified measurement system?
The 1918 Flu Epidemic
The French Revolution
The 1846 Potato Famine
World War I
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The word meter derives from a Greek word that means:
global
stride
hearth
measure
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the origin of the length of 1 meter?
The length of a pendulum that takes 1 second to swing left to right
1/10,000,000 of the distance between the Equator and North Pole
The distance light travels in a fraction of a second
The distance a 1kg object travels with a force of 1N
4.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Imagine you are a French citizen after the Revolution. What would you like about the new metric system? What would you dislike? Why?
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is NOT an advantage of the metric system?
It helps make trade easier among countries
It is officially adopted by every country around the world
It provides a common language to discuss scientific data
It is based on measurements of the Earth itself, not random standards
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Why hasn't the United States of America switched to the metric system yet?
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7.
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3 mins • 1 pt
What do you think it would take for America to finally go metric? What are your ideas?
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