Measurement and Layout by Bryan Dodson https://padlet.com/bdodson1/1vpgjm0u7csl en-us 2016-08-05 23:46:15 UTC 2025-10-10 05:18:03 UTC hello@padlet.com English OR U.S. Customary System bdodson1 https://padlet.com/bdodson1/1vpgjm0u7csl/wish/704080270
  • Always been the standard system of measurement in the United States.
  • It uses the INCH, FOOT, YARD, ROD, and MILES as linear(in a line) measure.
  • Uses units of various size, based on their similarity to a certain object or part of the human body, such as the foot or the hand(used to measure horses)
  • Uses fractions, which are hard to understand for many.

    • 12 inches in a foot
    3 feet in a yard
    16 ½ feet in a rod
    5,280 feet in a mile

    In summary…the English System is not very logical.

    ]]>     2020-08-28 00:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bdodson1/1vpgjm0u7csl/wish/704080270     Metric System bdodson1 https://padlet.com/bdodson1/1vpgjm0u7csl/wish/704085097
  • Has been used for scientific work in the United States.
  • Precision agriculture mechanics fields do use millimeters and centimeters.
  • Linear measurements based on the meter(39.37 inches)
  • The units of measurement all relate to one another by multiples of ten.

    • 1,000 millimeters in a meter
    100 centimeters in a meter
    1000 meters is a kilometer

    In summary…the Metric System is logical and easy to use.

    ]]>     2020-08-28 00:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bdodson1/1vpgjm0u7csl/wish/704085097     Understanding Graduations bdodson1 https://padlet.com/bdodson1/1vpgjm0u7csl/wish/704088719 The U.S. Customary System below(bottom) shows equal parts of an INCH
    Each line is a GRADUATION. The number of graduations between whole numbers illustrate the fractional rule.

    The Metric System below(top) shows equal parts of CENTIMETER. 
    Each line is a GRADUATION. The number of graduations will ALWAYS be 10. No fractions, all decimal

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