Dear All,
In the absence of good reliable resource material to teach about the
metric system, many people are making up their own. See: http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/search.php?search=metric
My main concern is the encouragement of the use of the prefixes hecto,
deca (or deka), deci, and centi as the use of these has demonstrably
slowed down transition to the metric system all around the world.
As a challenge, can anyone point me to a successful, smooth,
economical, and above all, fast transition to the metric system using
any or all of these prefixes (hecto, deca, deci, and centi)? If you
can I will incorporate your findings into the article at http://www.metricationmatters.com/docs/centimetresORmillimetres.pdf
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, that you can obtain
from http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has
helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the
modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they
now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for
their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many
different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial
and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA.
Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST,
and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com
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