What Weighs 1.0 Grams?

A standard 1 gram weight!

The contents of one packet of artificial sweetener.

One Chocolate Little Bite Cereal.

Some pen caps...

Some paper clips...

Paper money!

How Long is a Meter Stick?

About a yard.

1 meter!

10 decimeters.

100 centimeters.

1000 millimeters.

1 Liter Graduated Cylinder

A Great Pumpkin

How do you pick up a pumpkin this size?

An Alcohol Thermometer

freezing point, room temperature, body temperature, boiling point.

What is the temperature in the classroom?

Beaker has "red" hair!

A classroom thermometer

Observe the alcohol colored red.

Why do most students think it is a mercury thermometer?

"Melt On"

Check out on Youtube : Professor's message for students (extra footage)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvBG0a_1uFk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

Also check out, "An American Chemistry Teacher," on The Periodic Table of Videos' roadtrips, or on YouTube.