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What are metric units of measurement? Viewers learn about the metric system in the first installment of an 11-part Math In Science video series. After reviewing the need for units, viewers learn about different units for length.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use the video with learners who are struggling with metric units of measurement
- Provide a meter stick so class members can see the relationship between meters, centimeters, and millimeters
Classroom Considerations
- Video provides an introductory overview of the metric system; resource gives more specific information in the next few videos
- Focuses on units smaller than meters (such as centimeters, millimeters, micrometers, and nanometers), but does not cover units larger than meters (such as kilometers)
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Video provides examples of objects at each order of magnitude
Cons
- Video indicates that kilograms is a unit of weight, which is incorrect