Host Miles McLiter presents interactive lessons on measurement to students in grades 4 to 8. Measuring Up relates directly to the mathematics curriculum using hands-on activities to encourage students to explore their world in ways they never imagined. Topics include: measuring weight, size, distance, and space. Students learn about metric weight in miligrams, grams, and kilograms.

Originally released by BECON, 2001. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on February 17, 2016.

Measuring Weight (2:05); --Metric System (2:59); -- Determining Mass (3:20); -- Switching between Units of Measurement (2:37); -- Real World Application (2:00); -- Credits: Weight (Mass) in the Metric System: Measuring Up (0:47);.