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Episode 148 – Measurement
Date:04/05/2009
We take lots measurements each day without even realising it. Like, how long until the bus comes? Is it too hot to wear a jumper today? Is my bike seat at the right height? But what does it mean to measure things? Why do we do it?
Measurement 101
Dr Rob looks at the five most common categories of measurement, including length, volume, mass, temperature and time.
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Experiment- Chocolate Chip Cookies
We all love to eat cookies, but who would have known that making a batch would involve so much measuring. Well Julia explores the world of cooking and the types of measurement involved.
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Measuring the Weather
Predicting the weather can be tricky business. Jeff Smith a technical officer at the Bureau of Meteorology will explain the process and equipment needed to measuring the weather.
Precision Ruler
To measure something small you can usually just grab a ruler. But what if you need to measure something so small you can't even see it? Geoff Pryde a quantum physicist from Griffith University takes you through his measuring device that is so precise it can measure distances ten thousand times smaller than the width of a strand of hair.
Sports Measurement
Sport is all about being the swiftest, highest or strongest competitor. Mark Fisher takes you through some technology and equipment used with elite athletes to monitor their performance.
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Surveyor
Have you ever seen someone on the side of the road with a tripod and wondered what they were doing? It was probably a surveyor, and Andrew Davey is just the man to fill you in on how measurement plays an important role in his job.
So keep track of the time so you can join Dr. Rob as he once again proves that the ordinary really does become extraordinary under the SCOPE!
For further information please visit our website at www.csiro.au/scope.
