Saturday, December 13, 2008

Getting Those Units Straight

"Mom, a pint is a pound, right?"
"No, a pint is two cups."
"And a cup is 8 ounces, so a pint is a pound."

Ah, sound reasoning. . . mixed units. So today, we spend a few minutes learning some of the differences between measuring mass vs. volume. What's he gonna do in 3rd grade?

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