Math programs...metric or imperial

breezy88 · 06-23-2011, 12:20 AM

Do any of the math programs such as horizans, saxon, math u see etc. teach in metric. I mean I know they are American companies but the rest of the world uses the metric system so I thought maybe they produce two versions. Does anybody know about this ....or will I have to buy a Canadian book.

I just have to add that it is so weird that in the UK and Australia it is totally metric except for being weighed in stones.
And where I am in BC it is all metric except of course we refer to our weight in pounds and our height in feet. Also we talk about inches and feet for everyday things but never mention a yard.

At the grocery store the signs tell you the price per pound and then when it rings up on the till it is per kilogram.

(I secretly believe this is so you can't price check)

Heather Micaela · 06-23-2011, 12:39 AM

Most teach both. Metric is used even in the US for science and it is a good tool for learning decimals. However it is important that they know how to convert in the convoluted sytem we use here as well

ozmummy · 06-23-2011, 02:34 AM

It's funny.

Squirrelboy LOVES when there is a measurement lesson in his Saxon book, because we just skip it...he doesn't need to know that 37 gallons = 13 quarts = 5 pints

The only people who use imperial in Australia are people over 60.

SalH · 06-23-2011, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ozmummy

The only people who use imperial in Australia are people over 60.

And quilters.

I have spent my entire life trying to cope with the dual system going on in the UK - and finally I get myself pretty much metric'd up. (Except for cooking. Far more straightforward and less faffy with imperial measurements!).

Then I move to Australia and take up quilting.

And EVERYTHING is in imperial. The sewing machine is calibrated in imperial, the quilt patterns are in imperial... back to square 1. !!!!!!

Somewhere my children are picking up imperial too. Not from me. I think it's from DIY with Grandpa.

breezy88 · 06-23-2011, 12:12 PM

haha....that's funny....of course I know what a gallon is but I honestly couldn't' have told you which was bigger....a pint or a quart.....well maybe a because a pint of beer (but then those "pints" are all different sizes)

Tasmanian Saint · 06-29-2011, 01:31 AM

DH knows a bit m ore than me about imperial b/c he reads US based RPG stuff. He tells me a US pint is different from a UK pint??? :wideeyes

I haven't heard anyone describe their weight in stone for a long time, but we all still need to keep both sets of numbers in our heads wrt baby's weight (lb/oz and g). DH's nutition text has a table of baby weights in it converted from a US text. They changed the numbers but forgot to change the headings - so apparently babies can weigh 3565 pounds

Quiteria · 06-29-2011, 01:37 AM

loving the examples

They do all cover both, briefly. The main difference is that related concepts, like perimeter, are likely to be done in inches.

06-23-2011, 12:20 AM	#1
breezy88 Climbing Rose Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: British Columbia Posts: 1,366	Math programs...metric or imperial Do any of the math programs such as horizans, saxon, math u see etc. teach in metric. I mean I know they are American companies but the rest of the world uses the metric system so I thought maybe they produce two versions. Does anybody know about this ....or will I have to buy a Canadian book. I just have to add that it is so weird that in the UK and Australia it is totally metric except for being weighed in stones. And where I am in BC it is all metric except of course we refer to our weight in pounds and our height in feet. Also we talk about inches and feet for everyday things but never mention a yard. At the grocery store the signs tell you the price per pound and then when it rings up on the till it is per kilogram. (I secretly believe this is so you can't price check) __________________ Married to the most awesome man Mommy to 4 little girls Remembering 3 babes in heaven.

06-23-2011, 12:39 AM	#2
Heather Micaela Rose Garden Bar/Bat Mitzvah picture with husband Michael. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Within sight and earshot of the Disneyland fireworks Posts: 39,893	Re: Math programs...metric or imperial Most teach both. Metric is used even in the US for science and it is a good tool for learning decimals. However it is important that they know how to convert in the convoluted sytem we use here as well __________________ Heather ESFJ T4 Messianic Joshua-13 Christina- 11 Amalia Linda-8.5 Trinity-7 Gabriel-5 w/ADHD, ASD & Dyslexia Taylor Jordan11/15/04 SkyeDakota10/12/05 Life is a pile of good things & bad things The good things don't always soften the bad things but the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things

06-23-2011, 02:34 AM	#3
ozmummy Rose Garden In the beautiful National Park... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,385	Re: Math programs...metric or imperial It's funny. Squirrelboy LOVES when there is a measurement lesson in his Saxon book, because we just skip it...he doesn't need to know that 37 gallons = 13 quarts = 5 pints The only people who use imperial in Australia are people over 60. __________________ Keiren not Leiren or Reiren or Helren ! attempting the gentle mothering life in Australia Single mum to Squirrelboy- 13 Girlygirl - 10 Horace - 7 Boris - 6 Card carrying member of the INFP

06-23-2011, 12:12 PM	#5
breezy88 Climbing Rose Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: British Columbia Posts: 1,366	Re: Math programs...metric or imperial haha....that's funny....of course I know what a gallon is but I honestly couldn't' have told you which was bigger....a pint or a quart.....well maybe a because a pint of beer (but then those "pints" are all different sizes) __________________ Married to the most awesome man Mommy to 4 little girls Remembering 3 babes in heaven.

06-29-2011, 01:31 AM	#6
Tasmanian Saint Rose Trellis Go Team Lioness! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: This side of the black stump Posts: 2,428	Re: Math programs...metric or imperial DH knows a bit m ore than me about imperial b/c he reads US based RPG stuff. He tells me a US pint is different from a UK pint??? :wideeyes I haven't heard anyone describe their weight in stone for a long time, but we all still need to keep both sets of numbers in our heads wrt baby's weight (lb/oz and g). DH's nutition text has a table of baby weights in it converted from a US text. They changed the numbers but forgot to change the headings - so apparently babies can weigh 3565 pounds __________________ Our blossoms: DS "Little Bear" Apr '07 - The negotiator DD "Miss Muffett" Nov '08 "Don't tell Daddy..." DS "Mouse" Jan '12 "I Soup Baby, Man of steel! " Myth Busting over at Dare to Disciple "Believe in yourself. Trust your instincts. Unless your instincts are terrible." Vitruvius, The LEGO Movie. Last edited by Tasmanian Saint; 06-29-2011 at 01:35 AM.

06-29-2011, 01:37 AM	#7
Quiteria Rose Garden Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 23,483	Re: Math programs...metric or imperial loving the examples They do all cover both, briefly. The main difference is that related concepts, like perimeter, are likely to be done in inches. __________________ Homeschooling mama to five: a young adult (graduated!), two high schoolers, a big kid, and a kindergartner And yes, they've all aged overnight since the last time you read my out-of-date sigg.

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