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DID YOU KNOW?
that you can divide 1 meter
by exactly 10 equal parts
(10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm)
then make a cube (1000 cm³) of it to fill with water...
and you will find that it contains exactly 1 L (1 liter)
(1000 mL) of water...
and is the mass of exactly
1 kg (1 kilogram) (1000 g).
ALL SIMPLY RELATED IN 10!

The International System of Units is called "SI"
and is the Metric Measurement used in America.
gram (g)
Use the Symbol g

A unit of measure that is
1 one thousandths
from the Base Unit kilogram (0.001 kg)
because there are exactly 1000 g (grams)
in 1 kg (kilogram).

NOTE:
Originally convention had it that the gram was
to be the base unit for MASS
but familiarity and convenience seemed to determine
that the kilogram be the Base Unit for MASS.
Because it is all Simply Related in 10.

The mass of 1 g (gram) is a unit of mass
that you can hardly feel on the end of your finger.

about as heavy
as a raisen...

a paper clip...

or a dime.

A table-tennis (ping-pong) ball
is the mass of about 5 g.

A golf ball is about 50 g...

and so is a
medium sized egg.

What's more?
2 scoops of ice cream is the
mass of about 100 grams.
(Singular or plural the Symbol is g)

The quantity of meat in a
medium sized
hamburger paddy
is about
100 grams (100 g)

A handful of nuts is the
mass of about 100 grams.

(Singular or plural the Symbol is g)

A medium sized
apple or tomato
is about 100 grams.

Smaller Measurement from a gram

1 milligram (1 mg)	Remember, milli is the prefix meaning 1 one thousandth (0.001). So, 1 one thousandth of the unit of measure gram, being 1 milligram, is simply written 1 mg
Larger Measurement from a gram
1 kilogram (1 kg)	Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning 1000 times. So, 1000 g (grams) is the mass of 1 kg (kilogram). Pronounced "KILL-oh-gram" NOT "kill-AH-gram".
Larger Measurement from a kilogram
1 tonne (1 t)	There are exactly 1 000 kg (kilograms) in 1 t (spelled tonne)

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1 cm³ (1 cubic centimeter)

filled with water contains exactly
1 mL (1 milliliter)

and is the mass of exactly
1 g (1 gram)

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The mass of 1 g (gram) is a unit of mass
that you can hardly feel on the end of your finger.

1 milligram
(1 mg)

Remember, milli is the prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
So, 1 one thousandth of the
unit of measure gram,
being 1 milligram, is simply written 1 mg

1 kilogram
(1 kg)

Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning
1000 times.
So, 1000 g (grams) is the mass of
1 kg (kilogram).
Pronounced "KILL-oh-gram" NOT "kill-AH-gram".

1 tonne
(1 t)

There are exactly 1 000 kg (kilograms)
in 1 t (spelled tonne)

The mass of 1 g (gram) is a unit of mass that you can hardly feel on the end of your finger.

1 milligram (1 mg)

Remember, milli is the prefix meaning 1 one thousandth (0.001). So, 1 one thousandth of the unit of measure gram, being 1 milligram, is simply written 1 mg

1 kilogram (1 kg)

Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning 1000 times. So, 1000 g (grams) is the mass of 1 kg (kilogram). Pronounced "KILL-oh-gram" NOT "kill-AH-gram".

1 tonne (1 t)

There are exactly 1 000 kg (kilograms) in 1 t (spelled tonne)

The mass of 1 g (gram) is a unit of mass
that you can hardly feel on the end of your finger.

1 milligram
(1 mg)

Remember, milli is the prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
So, 1 one thousandth of the
unit of measure gram,
being 1 milligram, is simply written 1 mg

1 kilogram
(1 kg)

Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning
1000 times.
So, 1000 g (grams) is the mass of
1 kg (kilogram).
Pronounced "KILL-oh-gram" NOT "kill-AH-gram".

1 tonne
(1 t)

There are exactly 1 000 kg (kilograms)
in 1 t (spelled tonne)