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Measurement

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1998

Measurement
23 min3rd4th5th6thMathScience
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Summary

Bill measures everything in sight to show why we need standard units and how careful measuring makes science work.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Bill measures everything in sight to show why we need standard units and how careful measuring makes science work..

  1. Why do we need standard units like centimeters and grams?
  2. What tool would you use to measure how heavy something is?
  3. Why might two people get slightly different measurements?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: measure, unit, length.

Try it: Measure three objects with a ruler and record each length with its unit.