Lesson 1.5 Conversions Between SI and Imperial

Lesson 1.5 Conversions Between SI and Imperial

Lesson 1.5 video link here.

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.

Warm Up

Using prior knowledge, estimate an equivalent number of units (in the other system) for each of the following measures.

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