Lesson 4: Conversions Between SI and Imperial

In 1999, the Mars Climate Orbiter accidentally entered the Martian atmosphere and burned up because one team for the project used US customary units instead of the SI units required by the project. In this lesson, you will look at converting between SI and imperial units.

   The Goal

Here are the things you will do in this lesson:

  • Convert from SI units to imperial units
  • Convert from imperial units to SI units
  • Convert from one square unit to another square unit
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