Metric System

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikipedia: Metric System 
2. U.S. Metric Association: A Chronology of the Metric System
3. France Property and Information: Metric System and Its History
4. National Institute of Standards and Technology:The United States And The Metric System (LC 1136)
5. University of North Carolina: The Metric System in the United States
6. Event-Based Science Institute: The Metric System in the U.S.
7. Math League: Metric Units and Measurement

Metric System Articles and Recent News

• Google News Search: Metric System
• MSN Encarta: Whatever Happened to the Metric System?
• Rio Rancho Observer: "Metric System Can Lead to Mixed-up Measurements" (2007)
• Daily Aztec: "Revving the Flux Capacitor: Measuring 'Hazardicity'" (2007)
• Metric.org.uk: UK Metric Association News Archive
• BBC News: EU Gives Up on 'Metric Britain' (2007)
• Boston Globe: "Inching Along" (2005)    

Metric System History

• Essex1.com: The Metric System
• Vision Learning: The Metric System
• Metric Metric: History of the Metric System
• National Institute of Standards and Technology: Brief History of the SI
• Metric 4 US: A Brief History of the Metric System
• Metric Conversions: History of the Metric System

Notable Figures in Metric System

Simon Stevin

• Wikipedia: Simon Stevin
• University of St. Andrew: Simon Stevin
• University of Western Australia: Simon Stevin's Introduction of Decimals

John Wilkins

• Wikipedia: John Wilkins
• The Universe of Discourse: John Wilkins Invents the Meter
• UK Metric Association: "Metric System Invented in England - New Discovery"

Gabriel Mouton

• Wikipedia: Gabriel Mouton
• Math Forum: History and Origination of the Metric System
• University of St. Andrew: Gabriel Mouton

Gottfried Liebniz

• Wikipedia: Gottfried Leibniz
• University of St. Andrew: Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz

Metric System Fun Stuff

• WebDocs: Funny Metric Chart
• Gamequarium.com: Metric System Games
• Study Shack: Metric Matching Game
• EdHelper.com: Metric Systen Worksheets and Puzzles
• U.S. Metric Association: Metric Conversion Postage Stamps
• PDF File: Mini Metric Olympics (548 Kb)

Metric System Education Resources

• U.S. Metric Association: Commonly Used Metric System Units, Symbols, and Prefixes
• U.S. Metric Association: Tips to Educators for Teaching the Metric System, and Ideas for Schools Celebrating National Metric Week
• AAAMath: Metric System
• Science by Slim: The Metric System
• University of Houston: The Metric System
• Think Quest: Metric Prefixes Chart
• Neonexus: Metric Conversion Chart
• The Farm: Metric Conversion Chart
• Discovery Education: Scavenger Hunt for Lengths

Metric System Photos and Videos

• Google Image Search: Metric System | Metric Chart
• Carleton College: Metric System Football Game
• Information Aesthetics: Persuading the Metric System
• YouTube: The Metric System (Time: 06:20) 
• YouTube & Google Video: Metric System Search

Metric System Blogs and Forums

• Metric Views: An Expatriate’s Perspective on Metrication
• Scientific Activist: Metric System (Apparently) a Plot by Liberal Communist Anti-American Immigrants
• Peter Olson Blogspot: The Metric System
• Buzzle.com: The Metric System
• Scientific Blogging: Refining the Metric System
• Borderland: Going the Distance
• The Other Side: Metric Follies
• Softpedia: Why Didn't The Americans Adopt the Metric System?

Metric System Organizations and Societies

• Colorado State University: U.S. Metric Association
• Wikipedia: U.S. Metric Association
• Metric.org.uk: UK Metric Association
• Information Niagara: Canadian Metric Association
• BWMAonline: British Weights and Measures Association

Metric System Books and Publications

• Amazon.com: Metric System Book Search
• Half.com: Metric System Book Search
• Barnes & Noble: Metric System Book Search
• Google Books: Metric System Book Search
• National Institute of Standards and Technology: Metric Publications

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