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Paper cut-out cube, 10 cm on each side listing metric conversion information on each face covering units of length, mass or weight, area or surface, energy, volume and temperature. The bottom face lists common metric prefixes.
Citation
NIST Metric Cube
Pub Type
Others
Keywords
conversion factors, metric conversion, metric education, metric system
Citation
McCracken, J.
(1970),
NIST Metric Cube, NIST Metric Cube
(Accessed October 13, 2025)