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What do all those measurement prefixes mean? Viewers learn how metric prefixes represent measurement values in the 10th installment of an 11-part Math in Science video series. They then learn how to use powers of 10 to represent these prefixes.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use the video as an intervention tool to review or reteach the metric prefixes
Classroom Considerations
- If using the series, show this video before the videos covering comparing metric units
- Note that the video does not explicitly cover scientific notation
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Uses a model to help show increasing or decreasing measurements
Cons
- Staircase model seems to indicate a consistent pattern but skips some powers of 10, which could be confusing to viewers