Physical Quantities

Thinking in Quantity - Level 2 - Physical Quantities
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on physical quantities. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides.

TERMS
Physical quantities - the properties of a material or system that can be measured
Standard units
- Weight - quantity of matter in an object (kg)
- Time - an irreversible series of events (s)
- Temperature - the degree of heat present in a substance (°C)
- Volume - amount of space an object occupies (L)

This progression is based on the Crosscutting Concept elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education. “Standard units are used to measure and describe physical quantities such as weight, time, temperature, and volume.”