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From Zero to One Kilogram | 1000 g = 1 kg Kids’ Song

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Lena zeros the scale with an empty bowl, then measures dry beans in steps of 100 grams. Children can count ten colorful tokens and see why 1000 g and 1 kg describe exactly the same mass.

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Units of measurement

A measurement unit is an agreed reference for describing a quantity. In SI, length uses metres, mass uses kilograms and time uses seconds.

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Mass

Mass measures an object’s inertia, its resistance to a change of motion, and is measured in kilograms. Weight is the gravitational force on an object, not its mass.

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Text from the recording’s subtitles.

Song lyrics
¿Cuántos gramos hay en un kilogramo? Lena pone un bol transparente en la báscula Con el bol vacío, pulsa cero Luego vierte los frijoles secos Cada cien gramos, mira la pantalla Y pone al lado una ficha de color Mil gramos son un kilogramo Es la misma masa escrita de dos formas Gramo y kilo son sus unidades La cantidad de frijoles no cambia Cien, doscientos, trescientos se iluminan Añade más hasta el próximo cien Diez fichas de colores forman fila La pantalla se detiene en mil gramos Cambia la unidad: un kilogramo Mil gramos son un kilogramo Es la misma masa escrita de dos formas Gramo y kilo son sus unidades La cantidad de frijoles no cambia Lena los pasa a una bolsa transparente Escribe: un kilo equivale a mil gramos Y alza el paquete con orgullo Diez veces cien completan mil Mil gramos son un kilogramo
Language version lyrics
How many grams make one kilogram? Lena sets a clear bowl on the scale While it is empty, she presses zero Then dry beans patter into the bowl Each hundred grams, she checks the bright display And sets one colored token by the scale One thousand grams—one kilogram The same amount, written two ways Grams and kilograms are units of mass The beans stay exactly as they are One hundred, two hundred, three light up She adds more beans to reach each hundred Ten colored tokens now make a row The display stops at one thousand grams She switches units: one kilogram One thousand grams—one kilogram The same amount, written two ways Grams and kilograms are units of mass The beans stay exactly as they are The beans slide into a clear bag She writes: one kilogram equals one thousand grams Lena lifts her finished pack with pride Ten times one hundred makes one thousand One thousand grams—one kilogram
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