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the metric system first of all our first so which topic question is let's take a look at some of the Quad Cities system system of measurement in the United States in the world because it really doesn't make any Asher going to stay so for instance an elephant weighs 1 ton 2001 sisters random numbers that's from 1 kilometer which is metric divided by 1760 equals 1 yard it's just a random number selector there's no real reason there's no reason for it 1 gallon like a gallon of milk divided by 4 equals divided by 16 equals volume one bushel / 4 what the heck is a bushel and a peck so how will I ever remember this system units are based on things like length of a king Barleycorn which what the heck is that the quantities are completely random with metrics to the rescue question number two original what makes the metric system easy there is a really right way to remember the metric system in its magic number magic number is remember to you got the metric system down so using / 2 is what hectometer divided by 10 is 1 decameter meter reader this is a great way for us to get a universal system easy way for us to tell the difference between metric system or Si so here's a little video it's going to explain the history of the metric system and how we came or actually how to adopt the metric system what does the French Revolution have to do with the time NASA accidentally crashed a 200 million dollar orbit into the surface of Mars actually everything that crash happens due to an error in converting between two measurement systems u.s. customary units and the SI or metric equivalents what's the connection to the French Revolution Let's explain 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 and different regions didn't just varying measurements they had completely different number systems as well by the late Middle Ages the hindu-arabic decimal system mostly replaced Roman numerals and fractions in Europe but efforts by Scholars like John Wilkins. go to standard decimal based measures were less successful with a quarter million different units in France alone and widespread change would require massive disruption and in 1789. Disruption the leaders of the French Revolution didn't just overthrow the monarchy they sought to completely transform Society according to the rational principles of the Enlightenment when the new government took power The Academy of Sciences seems to reform the system of measurements old standards based on arbitrary Authority or local Traditions were replaced with mathematical and natural relationships for example the meter from the Greek word form was defined as one 10 millionth between the Equator and North Pole and the new metric system was in the words of the Marquis De condorcet for all people for all time standardizing measurements political advantages for the revolutionaries as well Nobles could no longer manipulate local units to extract more rent from Connors while the government could collect taxes more efficiently and switching to a new Republican calendar what's 10 day weeks reduce Church Power by eliminating Sundays adoption of this new system wasn't easy in fact it was a bit of a mess at first people use new units alongside old ones Republican calendar was eventually abandoned when Napoleon Bonaparte took power he allowed small businesses to use traditional measurements redefined in metric terms but the metric system remains standard for formal use and it spread across the continent along with Francis borders by the polian's Empire lasted 8 years is Legacy indoor too far longer some European countries reverted to Old measurements up on Independence others realized value of standardization in age of international trade after Portugal and the Netherlands switch to metric voluntarily other nations followed with colonial empires spreading the system around the world does Francis mean rifle Britain have resisted revolutionary ideas and retained its traditional units but over the next two centuries the British Empire slowly transitioned first approved in the metric system as an optional alternative gradually making it official however this which came too late for 13 former colonies that had already gained independence the United States of America stuck with the English units of its Colonial past and today remains I've only three countries which haven't fully embraced the metric system despite constant initiatives for metrication many Americans consider units like feet and pounds more intuitive and ironically some regard the once Revolution metric system as a symbol of global Conformity nevertheless the metric system is almost universally used in science and medicine and it continues to evolve according to its original principles for a long standard units were actually defined by carefully maintain physical prototypes but thanks to improving technology and precision these objects with limited access and unreliable longevity are now being replaced with Stan what states are Universal constants like the speed of light 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 and just is it a rose a political revolution the metric system which is pretty much for the International System but it this is the metric system which is international be measured property that is a combination of some of the metric base units so what units in misses topic question for for late is meter and we radiated lowercase G listen then we have question 5 what are the prefix system so cello which is lower case lowercase e in lowercase M questions drinking chocolate question how do you convert between the metric units of an invisible deck for example 849 is actually 849.0 so if you have a whole number who is Jessie kilometer decameter meter decimeter centimeter millimeter what do you do well another words you're going to move the decimal point left so the first thing you want to do is put your finger on the you that you are starting with can your and you move to your destination in the original number 27.4 grams into milligrams how to get to milligrams to 3 units to the right here 1 2 3 this is the story of multiply 27.4 by 10 by 10 next thing you're going to get through what you're going to get the the sheet you may use your notes to help you do this tomorrow because we're going to help put you in a group make sure you do this on your own

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