This program introduces students to the usefulness and fun of the metric system. The concept of measurement as related to the metric system kicks off the video, followed by examples of how the metric system is used in science. Through a series of real-life examples, basic units of metric length, volume, mass, and temperature are introduced. Other terminology includes: measuring, unit of measurement, decimal system, length, distance, volume, mass, temperature, meter, kilogram, liter, and Celsius.

Originally released by Visual Learning, 2006. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015.

What is Measuring? (2:44); --Units of Measurement (2:00); -- The Metric System (1:47); -- Metric Length and Distance (1:38); -- Metric Volume (1:41); -- Meter Mass (1:35); -- Metric Temperature (1:10); -- Introduction to the Metric System: Summing Up (2:17); -- Introduction to the Metric System: Video Quiz (3:22); -- Credits: Introduction to the Metric System (0:48); -- Units of Measurement (0:00); -- Introduction to Metric (2:17); -- Intro to the metric system: Distance, Voume, Mass (6:38); .