What is measurement?

Dealing with a new concept requires an analysis in order to get to know some of it basics ideas that it concerns.

We can say that the term Measure is related to the action of compare two magnitudes; named as units. In this way, it is related to the times the magnitude contains the unit. There are different magnitudes, which are reunited in the International System of Magnitudes.

But Why the metric system matters? Well I have found an interesting video where it appears an explanation in detail.

As future teachers we have to have a global idea of where each concept came from. This video could be used as an introduction to the system itself for our learners.

However, this is related to the theoretical part, what happen with the practical part? Well, we need to make our students aware of the different magnitudes that exit and how they are represented according the International System of Magnitudes. But how?

It can be done through different ways, for instance we can bring products to school in order to create a cooking lesson; here kids would be able to see how to measure liquids or mass through different meters.In addition, I have found an interesting video where it is shown how some teachers have introduce the lenght term to the first cycle.

Don´t miss the next entry where we share an interesting and free app for kids!