Convey to your pupils the importance of units, then show how to use dimensional analysis to perform a unit conversion. The math lesson includes detailed worked-out solutions to guide learners in their practice.

Concepts

dimensional analysis, unit conversion, units of measurement, conversion factors

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Require learners to show how they set up each problem using dimensional analysis
• Post the lesson as notes for absent pupils

Classroom Considerations

• Builds directly from the previous lesson in this series on measurement

Pros

• Uses a problem solving approach to learn the process of unit conversion

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSN-Q.A.1