A unit designed to teach metrics. It discusses what metrics are, and how and why the system came about. Arguments are presented for why it should be taught, and disadvantages are mentioned. Includes an outline of the...

This two-part activity provides an introduction to the basics of measurement (linear, mass, volume, density) and discusses the role of inferential statistics in comparing any two measurements. The concept of random...

A capsule history, with questions and answers, a metric chocolate chip cookie recipe, and some sample size relations (kilogram of butter to pound, etc.).

This page from the Support Center for Microsystems Education includes a participant guide, instructor guide and PowerPoint presentation from a workshop on weights and measures. The material is intended as a background...

This YouTube video, created by Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), is the first in a series of three videos created to educate viewers about weights and measures in the context of nanofabrication. This...