The Metric Way
00:00 - 00:50
50s

This clip provides a brief overview of the metric system and explains how units in the imperial system translate to units in the metric system.

Comments

Please sign in to write a comment.
Video Transcript

Related Clips

Cintronella Jones catches a man making counterfeit meter sticks and arrests him because he is violating measurement standards. Later, a girl indicates that a meter is standardized across different countries in the world and even on the moon.
Bill provides a brief background on the history of measurement and explains why humans developed standard units of measurement. He explains how the meter was developed and talks about the simplicity of the metric system.
Jack digitally recreates the thermal cycle of the storm and notes that it is pulling cool air from the upper troposphere. He models the cycle to gain such insights and learn that it is not an isolated incident.
The CyberSquad is on an island and needs to visit Dr. Marbles. The group members have a map but don't know where they are on the island, so they head to the shore. Once at the shore, they use landmarks to determine where they are on the map. From there, they figure out which direction and how far to travel in order to reach the doctor.
Monster Math Squad uses addition to find out how many plates they need for how many monsters are coming are to the picnic.