LESSON PLAN (Linda Bolin) - Granite School District

Customary versus Metric
“A pint is a pound the world around,”
“It’s a cinch by the inch” don’t you know?
If it’s “hard by the yard” then should we not discard
An old system that’s awkward and slow?
“A meter is neater” the world will declare,
While the liter floods over the earth.
The kilogram surely is choice of the masses,
The decimal has infinite worth.
A system of order; a system of sense;
Who would want to use anything less?
But I’m used to ounces and gallons and cups,
So I guess I’ll put up with the mess.
By Nancy Oliver