Converting measurement units with ratios: chaining
In this video we take a look at CHAINING when using ratios to convert measurement units (dimensional analysis). It simply means using two or more of those ratios that we make from the conversion factors, in order to convert one measurement to another. This technique is especially often necessary in science, or when converting between the customary and the metric measuring systems.
I intend this lesson for 6th grade and onward.
The first part of this lesson explains the basics of how to use ratios to convert measuring units, and you can find it here:
• Introduction to dimensional analysis, or h...
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