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2) Measurement
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Simple text describes the basic units of measurement and how to use tools to help measure objects.
4) Measurement
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In this video, kids learn to measure length, weight, temperature and capacity in different unites with a variety of measuring tools. The video also shows the value of using standard units like those found in the U.S. Customary System and the Metric System.
5) Measurement
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This video describes how to estimate costs of products and services, determine the circumference of an object and its effect on motion, and calculate area and volume. Dramatized segments and computer animations illustrate ways to use measurements taken from blueprints to estimate construction costs; determine tire sizes, which affect vehicle speed; and calculate a running track's circumference to fairly stagger the start lines.
6) Measurement
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Simple text describes the basic units of measurement and how to use tools to help measure objects.
8) Measurement
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Activities are designed for use with Color Tiles, Cuisenaire Rods, Geoboards, Pattern Blocks, Snap Cubes, and Tangrams. Students explore area and perimeter, volume and surface area, areas of polygons, and angle measure.
9) Measurement
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Explains how math should be done. With plain English and pictures, he makes complex ideas about shape and motion intuitive and graspable, and offers a solution to math phobia by introducing us to math as an artful way of thinking and living.
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"A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day. From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful tool that humans invented to make sense of the world. In this revelatory work of science and social history, James Vincent dives into its hidden world, taking readers from ancient Egypt, where measuring the annual depth of the Nile was an...
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The importance of error and uncertainty in scientific measurement showcases studies of students estimating and reporting the uncertainties in their measurements. The program deals with these questions: why is measurement important in science? Why is uncertainty inevitable in scientific measurements? The importance of multiple measurements and of averaging the results, outliers, how to estimate the range of uncertainty in a measurement, accuracy, and...