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Do First - Why the metric system is important?

Last updated 11 months ago
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For the majority of recorded human history, units like the weight of a grain or the length of a hand weren’t exact and varied from place to place. Now, consistent measurements are such an integral part of our daily lives that it’s hard to appreciate what a major accomplishment for humanity they’ve been. Matt Anticole traces the wild history of the metric system.

Lesson by Matt Anticole, animation by Globizco.
For the majority of recorded human history, units like the weight of a grain or the length of a hand weren’t exact and varied from place to place. Now, consistent measurements are such an integral part of our daily lives that it’s hard to appreciate what a major accomplishment for humanity they’ve been. Matt Anticole traces the wild history of the metric system.

Lesson by Matt Anticole, animation by Globizco.
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The time Nasa accidentally crashed the orbiter onto the Mars surface was due to...

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For the majority of human history units like the length of a grain or hand ___________________and varied from place to place.
Other Answer Choices:
are dimensional
are one-dimensional
were not exact
are exact
are planar
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The Hindu-Arabic numeral system mostly replaced __________ in Europe.
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When did the necessary disruption to the very different systems of measurements come?

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The leaders of the French Revolution sought to overthrow the __________ and completely change __________ according to the rational principles of the __________
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One meter is defined as __________ from the equator to __________.
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The new metric system stands means

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Some of the effects of changing to the metric system were...

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Portugal and the Netherlands shifted to the metric system voluntarily. Great Britain resisted revolutionary ideas because it was a rival to France. How long did it take Britain to change to the metric system? ________________
Other Answer Choices:
800 months
300 years
90 days
2 centuries
100 centuries
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What three countries have not fully embraced the metric system?

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What units do scientist use?

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The speed of light is a constant: 299,792,458 m/s or 3x108 m/s.

What other constants have you heard of, select them below.

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Now that you have finished the video. Re-answer the question below in 3-4 sentences.

What does the French Revolution have to do with the time Nasa accidentally crashed a 200 million dollar orbiter onto the surface of Mars?