“Metric is the assumed system of measurement in science,” Colby said. (The Common Core State Standards for mathematics include learning both metric and customary measurements.) ...

From currency and commerce, food labels to laboratories, the metric system is the foundation of many science and math fields. To mark our 100th episode (a multiple of 10, which is the basis for ...

The great metric conversion obviously never happened, and it’s now I-19 that stands out as anomaly. This is the only stretch of continuous highway in the U.S. where road signs, markers, and exit ...

Confoundingly, the U.S. has stood on the sidelines for centuries as the rest of the world has adopted the metric system as its standard not only in science but in everyday life. (Meanwhile, we ...

Science News spoke with a metrologist about the metric system’s latest update, ... Two teenagers have once again proved an ancient math rule By Nikk Ogasa October 28, 2024.

When last encountered, the metric system was being rebuffed by an American public not all that interested in walking 1.61 kilometers for a Camel. But even as other icons from the 1970s try to come … ...

The unsuccessful drive to teach the metric system in schools presents a cautionary tale about teacher buy-in for common-core advocates, writes Jeanne Zaino. Leadership Back Leadership ...