weights and measures

Contains an introduction to the concept of weight, in simple text with illustrations, and provides information on what it is, and how it is measured.

Measurement, emperors and revolutionaries, scientists and founding fathers try and fail to impose orderly standards, yet in their own ways contribute to the realization of the dream of a single, worldwide system of measurement.

Introduces the concept of measurement through the description of a fire station and the history of firefighting.

Differentiates between mass and weight, and shows how mass in the metric system is measured in kilograms, grams, and milligrams.

Provides guidance on the measurements and formulas used in accountancy, agriculture, construction, engineering, and more than twenty other fields, and includes more than ninety conversion tables.

Introduces students in grades six through twelve to concepts in measurement, focusing on time and temperature and how they relate to the death of stars, the extinction of the dinosaurs, thermometers, freezing, and hurricanes.

Presents the Standard Deviants approach to learning chemistry, providing a step-by-step overview of the topic, with definitions of terms, and discussion of the building blocks of matter, elements, and units of measure.

Before he can go fishing, a boy has to figure out how to get himself, his dog and all his gear out to an island in a boat that can only carry 100 pounds.

Provides an introduction to measurement including size, volume, temperature, time, weight, and distance.

Introduces the concept of weights and measures through a story in which a young boy plays a guessing game with his classmates.