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.
Metric System, The: Introduction to the Metric System
This clip explains that the United States stands virtually alone in using the U.S. Customary System of Measurement (also known as the English System). Most of the world uses the Metric System. The clip lays out the Metric System equivalences for the...
Measurement and Unit Conversion: Units of Measurement and Denominate Numbers
This clip talks about the important role measurement plays in daily life. The clip also explains that denominate numbers, which consist of a number and a unit, are used whenever something is measured. Finally, the clip mentions the United States Cus...
Fluid Volume: Converting Between Metric and U.S. Customary Systems
This clip explores the conversion of units between the U.S. Customary System and the Metric System. The clip explains that the transition factor for converting from a metric unit to a U.S. unit is 1.06 quarts over 1 liter.
Fluid Volume: Practical Problems: Converting Between Metric and U.S. Customary Systems
This clip provides practical problems that are solved by converting between metric and U.S. units. The problems include figuring out a hospital's requirements for antiseptic solution, the capacity of an automobile's gas tank, the amount of cough syr...
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: Measuring With Cubic Units
This clip explains that fluid units are not the only means by which to measure the volume inside a container. "We can also measure volume with cubic units," the clip states. "Both volumes measure the same amount of space; these are just different wa...
Fluid Volume: Summary: Fluid Volume
This clip reviews the key points in the lesson on fluid volume, including the equivalences for units in the U.S. Customary System and the Metric System. The clip also re-visits the idea that it's possible to convert between units of fluid volume and...
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'."
Fluid Volume: Introduction to Fluid Volume
This clip introduces fluid volume, explaining that, "
we use units of fluid volume to measure things that can be poured, such as milk or oil." The clip also presents the U.S. Customary System fluid volume units, as well as the unit equivalences in ...