Main Materials
Link to presentation
Link to worksheets (comments are much appreciated!)
Making Numbers Count
Reading guide for Making Numbers Count
Ideas for New Fathoms
With your number in hand (45,000 square miles; 3 millimeters):
- The Measure of Things
- Words to Google along with the measurement: visualized, “to put that into perspective,” explained
Academic Papers
“The Career of Measurement.” Cognition, 2019. Fascinating brief history of how cultures have developed units of measurements. Link to PDF.
“Improving Comprehension of Measurements Using Concrete Re-Expression Strategies.” Link to PDF
Inform, Incentivize, Guide taken from: “A Decision-Science Approach to Health-Behavior Change.” Link to PDF.
Other Books Cited
Contact
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