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Featured Educator Guide: The Metric System Has Gained New Prefixes

January 14, 2023

A photo of six old fashioned golden weight in a line from the smallest weight to the left and the biggest weight on the right, all on a black background

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The metric system has gotten an upgrade! In this guide, students will learn about new measurement prefixes, work with those prefixes in metric conversions and create their own units of measure.

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