Question

what do you thing is the importance of knowing the measurements and equivalents in your life as a student​

Answer 1

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I am not exaggerating when I say that knowing my units of measurement and conversion factors literally saved my life.

A few years back, we were living in a foreign country and my appendix flared up. Long story short, it had to be removed . . . quickly. There was no time to weigh me beforehand, so the anesthesiologist asked me how much I weighed.

And I gave my answer in pounds . . . only they didn't use pounds in that particular country. They used the metric system, which meant that my weight should be given in kilograms.

The doctor replied that there was no way I weighed that much. This time she asked, "What is your weight in kilos?"

Uhhhh . . .

And that's when my high school chemistry teacher flashed into my mind's eye - 1 kilo equals 2.2 pounds.

I did a bit of quick math in my head and answered her question. Luckily my math was right, the anesthesiologist was able to give me the right dose for surgery, and I'm here today partly because I knew how to convert pounds to kilograms in a moment.

Now, I know that my story is a bit dramatic and not all of your students will be in a foreign country needing to convert their weight in an emergency situation. But units of measurement and knowing how to convert them is super important to science.

So, I wanted to take a moment to share a bit more about units, along with some of the key conversion factors your students should memorize. And, then we'll wrap it all up with a free printable you can use with your students to practice all this.

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