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Numbers and age

1996
Explains that age is indicated in terms of numbers and determined by counting; then shows that age is measured in time periods, generations, and life spans.

Numbers and measuring

1996
Discusses the inch-pound system used in the United States to measure size, weight, height, and distance and the metric system used for the same purposes elsewhere.

Numbers and counting

1996
Discusses the development of numbers and systems of counting to answer the question "How many?".

Numbers and money

1996
Explains such concepts as money, currency, paper money, banks, and banking services.

Numbers and sports

1996
Briefly explains the importance of numbers in sports to determine such things as the size of the play area, the length of the game, and the score.

Numbers and speed

1996
Describes some of the ways we measure how fast animals, people, vehicles, light, and other things move.
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