SC Metric Week

Each year, the week containing 10 October — the tenth day of the tenth month — is National Metric Week.

Celebrating Metric Week in South Carolina 2025 (October 5 – 11, 2025) is an especially important opportunity for K-12 students and teachers!  As you know, companies, which will eventually employ many of our students, are gradually producing products to metric system standards. This means that the jobs of tomorrow will require employees to be able to use metric units.

As you know, companies which will eventually employ many of our students are gradually producing products to metric system standards. This means that the jobs of

tomorrow will require employees to be able to use metric units. The U.S. is currently 50% metric. We are using a hybrid measuring system: (Metric & Customary)

There are many resources available for you, your teachers, and students. Some easy-to-use ideas on celebrating Metric Week are available online at:

http://scacademysci.org  or just type “South Carolina Academy of Science” (click on other, then pick Metric Week) and https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/centers_and_institutes/science_education/index.php or type Center for Science Education at University of South Carolina, (Select Other Resources for Teachers and Students, then click on Metric Week.) Check out other programs the Center for Science Education (CSE) offers: Like the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) and SC Region II Science & Engineering Fair. You can access information about all Science Fairs in SC at http://scacademysci.org (click on other, then pick Science Fairs). We want you to know the opportunities offered to Teachers and Students by the National Institute of Science & Technology (NIST) Search: https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si then Metric (SI) and pick. Also, United States Metric Association (USMA) Site https://usma.org/ is a good site for information. *Have your students take the T/F quiz at usma.org. If 80% or better, we consider that good.

Students try this and have fun! www.nist.gov/kids

Other Documents can be found on South Carolina Academy of Science website: http://scacademysci.org

The South Carolina Metric Proclamation is distributed to all public and private schools in South Carolina and is recommended and approved by the South Carolina Academy of Science (SCAS), coordinated with the Office of Metric Programs at the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), part of the U.S Department of Commerce and the Center for Science Education at USC. Special thanks go to Governor Henry McMaster for his support for this worthwhile endeavor. USMA Metric Scholarship Award for High School Seniors & Teachers Eligibility All US high school seniors are eligible to apply for the USMA Metric Scholarship Award. How to apply Read the student flyer and fill in the student application online. Do the same for Teachers. Click on: https://usma.org/

The USMA Site will be updated on October 1, 2025 for the 2026 National Metric Award