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Today was filled with #collaboration. In the afternoon, I had a collab with 6th grade math for #metricweek. We had stations in the #schoollibrarymakerspace with a @breakoutEDU, metric measurement scavenger hunt, metric pyramids and @LEGO measurement challenge.
There’s a myth that the U.S. doesn’t use the metric system. This week, let’s revisit a blog that busts it: https://t.co/H4qQsbTxiY #MetricWeek
Learning the metric system doesn’t have to be a bore for students. Turn to the latest Taking Measure blog post for our top 10 teaching tips: https://t.co/cg8nEKHLnA #MetricWeek
Happy SC Metric Week-Oct. 9-15, 2022! Here are a few simple and engaging activities for students to explore, learn, and have fun! #metricweek https://t.co/ryBv2WrH0T
Shifting from customary measurement units to the metric system takes a commitment. NIST’s page on metrication has information to back it up: https://t.co/HiECEYDioG #MetricWeek
Want to take a 3 mile hike with an elevation gain of between 900 to 1500 feet, but only if the temperature is 32 degrees or higher. What if you're planning the trip with friend from Germany? Would you be able to give the metric equivalents? #MetricWeek
For Metric Week, consider adjusting your clocks to Standard Time a few weeks early to respect the second, one of the seven base SI units. Most of the United States measures time with blatant disregard for logic for 34 weeks each year. #MetricWeek #SaveStandardTime #EndDST
Save-the-Date: Thursday, 22 September 2022! Learn about the US #Metric Association State Governor Proclamation Project and help promote national #MetricWeek
https://t.co/86u9gmLoC8
This, likewise, would happen after the US pushes to strongly finish its metrication that began fifty years ago.
Opposition will fade, and folks will ultimately wonder why we didn't go metric sooner.
We just need the push to get started again.
Happy #MetricWeek, everyone!
METRIC WEEK DAY 7 | On the final day of Metric Week 2021, we want to say thank you to all the metric advocates who shared, participated, and promoted the metric system this week (and every day)!
#MetricWeek #GoMetric #Education #science #metric
A marathon is 42.195 km long, reflecting the distance from the Greek city of Marathon to Athens along a flatter, longer route.
Marathon, Texas to Athens, Texas, however, is a whopping 900 km run!
#AmericaInMetric
#MetricWeek
METRIC WEEK | It’s a great day to begin a week-long promotion of metric activities! We will be posting quick references, fun facts, and ways you can get involved in the fun every day this week.
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#MetricWeek #education #teachers #engineers #science #history
Share the benefits of the International System of Units (SI) with your curious children. Meet the Measurement League! https://t.co/ikQJpuFjVZ
#MetricWeek
Join the Celebration! The NIST Metric Program invites you to celebrate National Metric Week, October 10 to 16, 2021, an annual event that occurs during the week containing the tenth day of the tenth month. Learn more ➡ https://t.co/8nc9ltHWFW #MetricWeek #GoMetric
Head Back-to-School with @nist Metric System resources. Attend the FREE 29 Sept 2021 webinar at 7 pm ET| 4 pm PT. Bonus: Fun ideas to celebrate national #MetricWeek (10/10/2021)! Register today:
https://t.co/MCQByFJZ8a
We can’t let Metric Week 2020 pass by without a throwback to an incredible moment in the recent history of humanity. Rediscover the SI redefinition: https://t.co/PCKroH0HlS #MetricWeek
NIST has trivia for all fans of the International System of Units. To play, either call out to the Amazon Alexa voice personal assistant (say “Alexa, open metric quiz”) or visit our website: https://t.co/lOOc0qUxxa #MetricWeek
Mythbusting, metric style – NIST’s Elizabeth Benham fights back against the common misconception that the U.S. is a holdout for adoption of the metric system. Get her take in this revamped blog post: https://t.co/H4qQsbSZtq #MetricWeek
October #PoetryFest Day 6
Today's #STEM #poem JUST WEIGHT leads to #lessons on the metric system or studies about aquatic #animals. Have students #read and perform it! #NationalMetricWeek #fun #MetricWeek #learning #STEMeducation #STEMed #TEACHers #teachertwitter #hippopotamus
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