The Metric System Series

• Item # VLC104
• Copyright 2006
• For Grades 5-9
• 4x 20minute Videos
• 4x Teacher's Guides

Specifically designed for the middle school science classroom, this 4-part series will help instructors teach difficult to understand concepts, differentiate instruction for diverse learners, and inspire the minds of students. Content is aligned to the curriculum and will help students prepare for the standardized science tests. Each 20-minute video includes on-screen questions, vocabulary words, and a 10-question quiz. The time saving teacher’s guide includes student-learning objectives, standards correlations, lesson plans, preliminary and post assessments, laboratory investigations, and vocabulary activities. Integrate media assets into lesson plans by showing the entire 20-minute videos, short clips, or multiple animations and images. Custom multi-media formats include h.264, Windows Media video, and DVD. Correlated to the NGSS.

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"...The Metric System boasts superior content and production values, and is highly recommended."-- Video Librarian July/August 2006

Aud: I, J. (L. Stevens)
Video Librarian
July/August 2006

Titles Include:

Introduction to the Metric System

This program introduces students to the usefulness and fun of the metric system. The concept of measurement as related to the metric system kicks off the video, followed by examples of how the... [more]

Metric Length and Temperature

Through colorful animations and common everyday examples, this video helps students learn how to measure length and temperature using the metric system. Both the Celsius and Kelvin temperature... [more]

Metric Mass and Volume

This video program helps students differentiate between mass and volume, and describe how these are measured in the metric system. Clear and interesting footage shows step-by-step how to use... [more]

Metric Conversions

This program provides a conceptual foundation to help students understand how to convert between English and metric units of mass, volume, length, and temperature. The program also discusses how it... [more]