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Think Metric

Item number (ISN):

562801

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

562801

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADA. AGRICULTURE CANADA

Accession:

1978-0095

Media:

Sound

Release date:

1975-04 ?

Production company:

Information Services of Agriculture Canada

Production credit:

reporter, Barbara Haire

Description:

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In the metric system, little things can mean a lot. You might wonder if a 120 gram package of cream cheese will be enough for the fancy chip dip for tonight's party. Will 500 grams of sugar fill your 3 best sugar bowls? If these questions have you baffled, don't worry. Just remember this helpful hint: 28 grams is about one ounce. Therefore 120 grams is approximately equal to 4-ounces of cream cheese and 500 grams is about a pound of sugar. The problems I mentioned are now easier to solve since we are more familiar with ounces and pounds than with grams. With a little practice though, it will soon be easier to think in grams. To make large numbers of grams less awkward to work with, remember that 1000 grams is called a kilogram and that 1 kilogram is about 2.2 pounds. Therefore a 2 kilogram pot roast will be almost 4 1/2 pounds. Why not convert some of the familiar ounce and pound measures, such as your weight, to grams and kilograms. It would also be a good idea to make a point of reading the weights on packaged goods. Many of these now are marked in grams, as well as ounces and pounds. <1mn 13s>

Language:

English

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1. Description based on script.

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Vault ISN:

936000

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1978-0095/1025

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD063

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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