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Direct linkAtkin, Keith – Physics Education, 2015
The current use of two sets of units in the UK continues to be a source of muddle and confusion. Young people are taught metric (SI) units in school but, in the outside world, still have to contend with units such as inches, feet, pounds, stones and miles. Specialist teachers and practitioners of the sciences are not blameless. This paper…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Metric System, Educational Change
