One is one...or is it? - Christopher Danielson
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One bag of apples, one apple, one slice of apple -- which of these is one unit? Explore the basic unit of math (explained by a trip to the grocery store!) and discover the many meanings of one.
The speaker claims that composed units are more commonly a standard size than partitioned units are. Do you agree? Brainstorm a list of composed units and a list of partitioned units. For which units do you know the standard size?
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Meet The Creators
- Director Biljana Labović
- Artist Celeste Lai
- Educator Christopher Danielson
- Animator Franz Palomares
- Narrator Christopher Danielson
