Title: Demonstrate measurement techniques in animal systems.
Course: Introduction to Animal Systems (8008) > Section: Incorporating Mechanical Skills as Related to the Animal Systems Pathway

Demonstration may include

- reading a ruler with graduations in U.S. customary units and standard metric units
- calculating volume and area
- using conversion factors (e.g., fractions to decimals, pints to quarts, feet to meters)
- using decimals and fractions in basic mathematical calculations.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What measurement techniques are used in animal science?
- Why is it important to be able to use conversion factors?
- What geometric shapes' volume or area may need to be measured in animal science?
- What are the minimum space requirements for specific livestock? How are these calculated?