Metric in the Library                      Mr. Saitz/Mr. Silnicki

NAME:_______________________________

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ON THIS SHEET (use the blanks provided)

This will combine a scavenger hunt concept with learning about
metric measurement.


1. Before you go to the library, put your height in the blank

               in centimetres ___________________

               in metres      ___________________

DO THE REST IN THE LIBRARY

2. Find the following books and write down their names:

     a book 20 cms. high _____________________________________

     a red book 15 to 18 cms high. _____________________________

     the largest book that you could find (name and size)
     _______________________________________________________

     the smallest book that you could find (name and size)
      _____________________________________________________

3.   Guess the width and length of one of the library             
     tables (in centimetres)     __________________

     
     The actual measurement of the table is:
               --in millimetres  _______________
               --in centimetres  _______________
               --in metres       _______________

4. Find a plant that is nearly your height.  How tall is the plant
   in kilometres?_______________

5. A computer monitor is called a 14 inch or 35.5 cm. diagonal
   (corner to corner) screen.  How big is the screen really (in cm)?
                    ____________________
     
6. Log onto the computer and go into Infofinder (World Book Information 
   Finder)  OR use one of the library's print encyclopedias and :

     Find out who invented the metric system and when.

     ___________________________________________________

                                             

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7. How big is Mr. Saitz' name plate on the door? _____________

8. How tall would you be in metres if you could walk under 
   the exit gate without bending down?
          ______________________________

9.  What is the distance in centimetres to the highest shelf that
    you can reach in the library?  _______________________________


10. How wide (in cm.) is one of the shelves on one of the 
    paperback book spinners (racks)?        _________________________

     How many books are on the shelf?    _____________

     Therefore, how wide is the average paperback on one of the shelves 
      in millimetres? ____________

               centimetres? ____________

               metres?      _____________