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Learning Math; Measurement: The Metric System

05/31/2002

Closed Captioned Master Ch. 1 : Full Mono Mix Ch. 2 : Full Mono Mix Ch. 3 : Sync & Music Ch. 4 : Sync RT : 26 : 46

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Series

Learning Math

Program

Measurement: The Metric System

Program Number

3

Series Description

Educational Programming Series release date: 2001

Program Description

There are two measurement systems used in the United States: the English or U.S. customary system and the metric system. A measurement system consists of units, which are defined in specific ways, and their symbols. Within a system, there are relationships between units, such as between inches and feet in the English system or centimeters and meters in the metric system. In a coherent measuring system, a small number of independent units fit together in simple ways, and all other units are defined in terms of the base units. The metric system is almost completely coherent, whereas the English system is not coherent at all! In this session, you will learn about the metric system.

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Educational

Citation

Chicago: “Learning Math; Measurement: The Metric System,” 05/31/2002, GBH Archives, accessed October 1, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9C679AFCD88A40359432895FC7BCF4C1.

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APA: Learning Math; Measurement: The Metric System. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9C679AFCD88A40359432895FC7BCF4C1