Why the metric system matters - Matt Anticole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bUVjJWA6Vw
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For the majority of recorded human history, units like the weight of a grain or the length of a hand weren’t exact and varied from place to place. Now, consistent measurements are such an integral part of our daily lives that it’s hard to appreciate what a major accomplishment for humanity they’ve been. Matt Anticole traces the wild history of the metric system.
15 September 2016 Edit: 3 September 2016
- Topics:
- Measurement
- The Australian Curriculum
- Measurement and Geometry, Using units of measurement, ACMMG108 Year 5 Choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, capacity and mass, ACMMG135 Year 6 Connect decimal representations to the metric system, ACMMG136 Year 6 Convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity
- The Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 New
- Year 5, Measurement Year 5, AC9M5M01 choose appropriate metric units when measuring the length, mass and capacity of objects; us, Year 6, Measurement Year 6, AC9M6M01 convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity; choose and use decimal re
- NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus
- Measurement and Geometry, MA3-9MG Length, MA3-12MG Mass, MA3-13MG Time
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