K-12 TLC Guide to Standards of Measurement

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The Metric System./International System of Units
Pi, Scientific Notation, Significant Digits, Units of Measurement, Unit Conversion

Global Positioning, Prime Meridian/Greenwich Mean Time
Mass, Volume, Density, Temperature, Time

Standards of Measurement

02/15/1971: Great Britain Converts Its Currency to the Decimal System, BBC.

College of Chemistry, University California, Berkeley:
- Common Equivalent Weights & Measures.
- Notation for Orders of Magnitude.
- Metric Prefixes.
Distance Tutorial, Widener University:
History Channel:
- 08/19/1785: Congress Empowers Treasury to Standardize Weights & Measures.
- 12/06/1955: Government Standardizes License Plates.
How Stuff Works:
- Calculating G Forces.
IEEE Standards.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO):
- ISO 3166.
Measuring the Universe, PBS.
National Institute of Standards and Technology:
- Physical Reference Data.
- Measurements and Standards Laboratory.
- Uncertainty in Measurement.
- Frequently Used Constants.
- Fundamental Physical Constants.
National Public Radio:
Percentages Drill and Practice.
PhysLink:
- Astro-Physical Constants.
- Decimal Prefixes.
- Fundamental Physical Constants.
- Greek Alphabet.
- Mathematical Constants.
Small and Tall, Dragonfly.
Standards Council of Canada.

Standards of Measurement

Prime Meridian

Greenwich
Mean Time

1884 International Meridian Conference:
- Greenwich Mean Time.
- Lick Observatory.
- Nationmaster.
- PortCities.
- TimeZone.
British National Maritime Museum.
Chronomaster Mechanical Watches.
Greenwich 2000.
Greenwich Guide.
Library of Congress.
Rice University.
Social Studies for Kids.
WorldAtlas.com.

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

11/01/1884: The Prime Meridian Is Established.

Standards of Measurement

Mass, Volume, Density

K-12 TLC Guide to Bosons.

How Stuff Works:
- How Highway Weigh Stations Work.
Measuring Units Conversion Tables:
- Mass.
- Volume.
Tutorials, Widener University:
- Drill and Practice.
- Word Problems.
- Unit Conversion Drill & Practice:
  - Mass.
  - Density.
  - Volumes.
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.

Standards of Measurement

Metric System

International
System
of
Units

Temperature: K-12 TLC Guide.

Fact Monster.
National Institute of Standards and Technology:

International System of Units.
A Metric America: "A Decision Whose Time Has Come.
Metric Conversion Act of 1975.

National Public Radio:
- How Many Gills in a Cubic Dekameter?
- This Kilogram Has a Weight-Loss Problem.
Thinkquest.
U.S. Metric Association:

The Everyday Metric System.
The International System of Units (SI).

University of North Carolina:

CGS and MKS Units.
The International System of Units (SI).
Spelling of Metric Units.

VisionLearning.

History:

NASA (pdf).
National Institute of Standards and Technology.
U.S. Metric Association.
University of North Carolina:

The Metric System.
The Metric System in the United States.

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

04/07/1795: France Adopts the Metric System.

Standards of Measurement

Temperature

Andrews, Thomas: K-12 TLC Guide.
Bose-Einstein Condensation (BEC): K-12 TLC Guide.
Celsius, Anders: K-12 TLC Guide.
Fahrenheit, Gabriel Daniel: K-12 TLC Guide.

Absolute Zero:

Quantum Mechanics: K-12 TLC Guide.

Finding Beautiful Symmetry Near Absolute Zero.

Global Sun/Temperature Project.
The History of the Celsius Temperature Scale.
InteliHealth:
- Is Your Body Temperature Normal?
Measuring Units Conversion Tables.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
- Dew Point vs. Temperature.
- Heating & Cooling Degree Days.
- Measurements and Cooperative Observers.
- Wind Chill.
National Public Radio:
- A Temperature Hike Can Trigger Migraines.
- Mercury Thermometer Ban: 4/27/2000 (audio: 3:35).
- Scientists Keep Water Liquid Far Below Zero Degrees.
- Wind Chill Revisions: 5/10/2000 (audio: 4:00).
Pulse of the Planet:
- Firewalking.
Temperature Conversion Calculator,
University of California, Berkeley.
Tutorial, Widener University.
Weather Encyclopedia, The Weather Channel.com:
The Weather Notebook:
- 40 Below.
- Not So Frigid Alaska.
- The World's Only Thermometer Museum.
Atmospheric Can Crush, Bizarre Stuff.

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

04/07/1795: France Adopts the Metric System.

Standards of Measurement

Units
of
Measurement

Unit Conversion: K-12 TLC Guide.

Standards of Measurement

Unit Conversion

Conversion Factors for Energy Equivalents,
National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research:
- Converting Units.
- Unit Conversion Practice Worksheet.
Mars Orbiter Report,
National Public Radio: 11/10/99 (audio: 3:30).
Measuring Units Conversion Tables:
- Area.
- Length.
Numbers and Their Application to Math and Science,
University of St. Andrews:
- Common Units.
- Unit Conversions.
PhysLink.
Unit Conversion Drill & Practice Tutorials,
Widener University:
- Mass.
- Density.
- Volumes.

Standards of Measurement

K-12 TLC Guide to Timelines & Chronologies

1785
Aug 19	Treasury Empowered to Standardize Weights & Measures
1866
Aug 20	National Labor Union Calls on Congress for Eight-hour Workday

Standards of Measurement

Primary:
- Hotel Animal, Keith DuQuette:
  - Amazon.com.

Standards of Measurement

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

01/25/1627: Birth Date of Robert Boyle: Gas Laws.

04/07/1795: France Adopts the Metric System.

Grades K-1:
- Measuring The Size Of A Variety Of Objects,
  Center for Educational Resources (CERES) Project,
  Montana State University.
Grades K-2:
- Understanding Less & Greater Than, Equal To,
  Center for Educational Resources (CERES) Project,
  Montana State University.
Grades K-3:
- Comparing Sizes of the Objects Measured,
  Center for Educational Resources (CERES) Project,
  Montana State University.
Grades 1-2:
- My Very Own Barometer, Gina H. Chung,
  The University of Illinois.
Grades 3-4:
- One to One Correspondence of Objects,
  Center for Educational Resources (CERES) Project,
  Montana State University.
Grades 3-5:
- Exploration of Scale Models,
  Center for Educational Resources (CERES) Project,
  Montana State University.
Grades 3-6:
- Living Thermometer, National Safety Council.
- Scale Models to Planet Size,
  Center for Educational Resources (CERES) Project,
  Montana State University.
Grade 4:
- Weights & Measures Curriculum Guide,
  Michigan Department of Agriculture.
Grades 4-8:
- Where in the World Am I: Latitude and Longitude,
  Wake Forest University.
Grades 6-8:
- A Metric World, Discovery Channel.
Grades 7-8:
- Honey Bee Facts and Figures,
  The University of Arizona.
Other:
- How Big Was That Animal?,
  The Field Museum of Natural History.
- Metric System Basics, Learners.org.

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This guide last edited 01/21/2012
This guide last revised 02/02/2009