Each year, the week containing 10 October — the tenth day of the tenth month — is National Metric Week. For more information about how it came about, you can learn about its history.
This page contains items and ideas for use during National Metric Week, although most of them are useful throughout the year.
Metric Week this year
Metric Week is the week of 10 October, which is in:
Metric quizzes and puzzles
USMA’s puzzles and quizzes page has a variety of puzzles, quizzes, and the like that you can download and print.
Most of them are useful either in a classroom or for your personal amusement.
Other ideas for celebrating National Metric Week
USMA’s Tips to educators for teaching the metric system, and ideas for schools celebrating National Metric Week provides many ideas for classroom activities.
Also, NIST’s Metric Week Activities page has more information on how to join the celebration.
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