King Vat (Introduction to Decimals)

Introduces the metric system and decimal notation in an animated story about the Land of Containers. Records how King Vat, a kiloliter, is kept filled with golden elixir by a bucket brigade operated by his subjects. Depicts the panic which occurs when the liter cracks up and the system breaks down until some mini-subjects--milliliters, centiliters, and deciliters--offer their help. Shows how the characters figure out place value for sub-one units so that they can add the new decimal numbers., Uses a story about the land of containers and big King Vat (a kilolitre) to introduce a model for understanding decimal notation and the addition of decimals. Presents the metric units of capacity and their relationships., dull confusing metric/decimal drek involving pee. Uses the metric system as a convenient way to introduce decimals. Tells the story of the litre and all its derivatives. Explains that all the containers that are greater than one live on one side of the magic fountain and the containers that are less than one live on the other side.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.