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Standards Council of Canada: Measuring Success One Standard at a Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the history of Canada's adoption of the metric system and its success today.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Metrication in Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the reasons Canada converted to the metric system, the process through which this happened and the impact on various professions and industries.
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Handout
Colorado State University

A Chronology of the Si Metric System

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Metric Association offers important dates in the history of the metric system of measurement, including the fact that Thomas Jefferson proposed a decimal-based measurement system for the United States in 1790. Site includes...