Weight and Temperature: Summary: Weight and Temperature
This clip reviews the key points in the lesson on weight and temperature, including conversion between the U.S. Customary System and the Metric System, as well as conversion between Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Length: Shortcut For Converting Metric Units, A
This clip explains that, instead of using a unit conversion factor to solve a problem, the student can use the decimal method, which the clip calls "a shortcut." "When we convert from metric to U.S. units," the clip notes, "we can use the shortcut b...
Perimeter: Perimeter and Irregular Polygons
This clip explains that, "
we can find the perimeter of any polygon by adding the lengths of all sides." The clip includes practical problems and examples which demonstrate how this is done.
Length: Converting Meters to Feet and Kilometers to Miles
This clip presents practical problems in which meters must be converted to feet, and kilometers must be converted to miles. In the first problem, the student must determine how many feet of telephone cord are on a 100-meter roll. "We'll use the deci...
Length: Practical Problems: Converting Between the U.S. Customary and Metric Systems
This clip presents three practical problems based on converting between the U.S. Customary and Metric Systems. In the first two problems, an equivalence is used to write a transition factor, which is the only factor needed. In the third problem, an ...
Length: Converting Inches to Yards, Feet to Miles, and Miles to Inches
This clip presents a variety of unit conversion problems which the student is first asked to write in equation form. The student is then instructed to write out fractions using the appropriate equivalence in each case. After cancellation, the studen...
Length: Practical Problem Involving Electrical Wire, A
This clip presents a practical problem involving the conversion of yards to meters. The student is asked to figure out how much electrical wire is left on a spool of 400 yards after an electrician uses 20 meters of wire for each of 16 apartments. "...
Length: Converting Units of Length Within the U.S. Customary System
This clip presents the basic units of length in the U.S. Customary System, as well as the equivalences for these units. The clip also includes a practical problem involving chain-link fencing that can be solved using these equivalences.