Units of Measurement

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Lesson Description:

This lesson consists of providing you with a Self-Tutorial of the basic units used in measurement. These are the ones I discuss:
Units of Time, Units of Length (Metric and U.S.), Units of Area (Metric and U.S.), Units of Volume (Metric and U.S.), Units of Mass (Metric and U.S.), Units of Liquid Capacity (Metric and U.S.), Units of Dry Capacity (Metric and U.S.), and other miscellaneous Units. Conversion Formulas and Abbreviations are also listed.

This is a "must have" Lesson for those moving on to solving Word Problems in Algebra and other higher math.

Additional Resources:

Basic Math: Lesson 7 - Units of Measurement - This lesson consists of providing you with a Self-Tutorial of the basic units used in measurement. These are the ones I discuss: Units of Time, Units of Length (Metric and U.S.), Units of Area (Metric and U.S.), Units of Volume (Metric and U.S.), Units of Mass (Metric and U.S.), Units of Liquid Capacity (Metric and U.S.), Units of Dry Capacity (Metric and U.S.), and other miscellaneous Units. Conversion Formulas and Abbreviations are also listed. This is a "must have" Lesson for those moving on to solving Word Problems in Algebra and other higher math.

Questions answered by this video:

What are the units of measurement?
What are metric system units of measurement?
What are U.S. system units of measurement?
What are conversions between lengths?
What are conversions between area units of measure?
What are some abbreviations of units?
What are conversions between volume units of measure?
What are conversions between mass units of measure?
Where can I find a review of all the different measurements and conversions between them?

Staff Review
- Currently 5.0/5 Stars.
Ever wonder what units of measurement are and how to use them? This lesson shows you how to convert between units of measure, including metric measurements and U.S. measurements. Also, the .pdf file included is a great supplement to the video. A very good video for anyone learning about units of measurement and conversions.

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Great video, my students would really understand it.