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...
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...
Weight and Temperature: Units of Weight and Unit Equivalences
This clip presents the units of weight in the U.S. Customary System, then provides a number of practical problems that can be solved by using the equivalences for ounce, pound and ton.
Weight and Temperature: Weight vs. Mass, and Metric Units of Mass
This clip explains that what we generally refer to as metric units of weight are actually units of mass. The clip states that mass measures the amount of matter an object has, while weight measures the force of Earth's gravity on an object. The clip...