I used to love science based lessons - and eagerly elect to answer science questions in pub quizzes. I would/do use metric for almost all science related things. And I'm not a nerdy! ;-)
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [USMA:48007] RE: Science fair and the metric system > Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:24:14 +0100 > > > Jim, > > You and Steve live in different countries. In the UK, there is a popular > concept that science uses weird unit called metric units and that if you are > nerdy and want to do science, then it is OK to use metric units. As a > result, for many, science is detached from real life. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of James R. Frysinger > Sent: 30 June 2010 15:26 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:48003] RE: Science fair and the metric system > > > I served as a Science and Engineering Fair judge for several years in > the Lowcountry Area around Charleston SC. Often that was as the judge to > award the USMA Metric Award. Sadly, I found that frequently in high > school projects and very frequently in middle school projects the > students did their work in non-SI units, sometimes converting the > results to SI at the end. > > I tried time and time again to get the word out to science teachers in > the schools to tell the students to use metric units throughout but to > no apparent avail. I offered free in-service training for any and all > private and public school teachers just before and soon after the start > of the school year to "refresh" them on the metric system. Only a couple > of elementary schools and one private K-12 school took me up on that offer. > > Jim > > Stephen Humphreys wrote: > > There must be very few people around that wouldn't agree that in the > > science community using metric is the 'norm' and recommended. Even > > staunchly pro-imp people would recognise the strong link between metric > > and science. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [USMA:47995] Science fair and the metric system > > Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:18:14 +1000 > > CC: [email protected] > > > > Dear All, > > > > This > > page: > http://freelanceblogging.easyonlinejobsreview.com/the-scientific-process-for > -science-fair-projects/ > > offers this good advice: > > > > One other note must be mentioned at this point, and that is that your > > project should be done using the metric system. Metric is the universal > > measurement system adopted by the scientific process. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Pat Naughtin > > Author of the ebook, /Metrication Leaders Guide,/ see > > http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html > > Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY > > 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 > > <http://www.metricationmatters.com/>for more metrication information, > > contact Pat at [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> or to get the free > > '/Metrication matters/' newsletter go > > to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Get a free e-mail account with Hotmail. Sign-up now. > > -- > James R. Frysinger > 632 Stony Point Mountain Road > Doyle, TN 38559-3030 > > (C) 931.212.0267 > (H) 931.657.3107 > (F) 931.657.3108 > _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now
