Students will be able to:
State the appropriate SI unit for certain measurable quantities like speed and force
Convert units from one metric factor to another, ex: grams to kilograms and meters/second to kilometers/hour
Watch my 0.1 Lecture video from youtube
Fill in lesson 0.1 note sheet as you go
Attempt and eventually complete the problem set for 0.1 and check your answers as you go
Review your notes/problem set to make sure you understand everything
Ask DePo or classmates any remaining questions you may have.
Optional: Watch some of the other content provided below.
Plain and simple! You will likely want a calculator with you for this one.
A 5-min history about some different measurement systems, and explain just why our neighbours down south haven't quite come to grips with the metric system yet.
Note: While I don't really care which method you choose to use, I will say that this method does not work for compound units (with more than one unit involved), whereas mine always works. (I'm just built different)