Metric System, The: Metric Units, Prefixes, Equivalences and Abbreviations
This clip presents the units for length, fluid volume and mass used in the Metric System. The clip also provides some of the key prefixes and abbreviations for Metric System units of measurement, as well as unit equivalences.
Measurement and Unit Conversion: Unit Conversion Factors of Time: Hours, Minutes and Seconds
This clip presents unit conversion problems involving sleep that can be solved by utilizing unit equivalences for seconds to minutes and minutes to hours, and then either multiplying or dividing.
Measurement and Unit Conversion: Unit Conversion Factors of Time: Days and Hours
This clip introduces unit conversion factors of time involving days and hours. "It is not important to memorize these factors," the clip explains. "As long as you already know the equivalences, you can figure out the unit conversion factors." The cl...
Length: Converting Between the U.S. Customary and Metric Systems
This clip explains how to use both the unit cancellation and decimal methods to convert between the U.S. Customary and Metric Systems. "To convert between the two systems," the clip states, "we'll use a new equivalence: 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeter...
Compound Denominate Numbers: Compound Units
This clip presents several practical problems involving compound units. The problems include calculating a car's speed in miles per minute; the number of gallons of gas used; the force per square foot exerted by a waterbed; and the speed of sound ex...
Fluid Volume: Practical Problems: Unit Equivalences
This clip includes several practical problems which are solved in part through the use of unit equivalences and the unit cancellation method taught in an earlier lesson.
Fluid Volume: Metric Units of Fluid Volume
This clip includes a number of metric conversion problems. The clip explains that, although there are 6 equivalences for fluid volume in the Metric System, '
we'll only use the one that contains the common metric units 'liter' and 'milliliter'."
Weight and Temperature: Converting Between Metric and U.S. Customary Systems
This clip explains how to convert units of weight between the U.S. Customary System and the Metric System, using both the unit cancellation and decimal methods. "Converting between the two systems means that we'll be working with two sets of equival...
Length: Review of Unit Equivalences and Conversion Techniques
This clip reviews how to solve metric conversion problems with the unit cancellation method.
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.