NSES Content Standard Unifying Concepts
and Processes:
Constancy, change, and measurement Grades K-12, page 118 Different systems of measurement are used for different purposes. Scientists
usually use the metric system. An important part of measurement is knowing
when to use which system. For example, a meteorologist might use degrees
Fahrenheit when reporting the weather to the public, but in writing scientific
reports, the meteorologist would use degrees Celsius.
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