Summary:
Footage on impact of converting to the metric system in American education and society. This segment notes that the United States is the last major nation to convert and gives examples to changes in the everyday landscape that show up on packaging for food and medical and pharmaceutical industries, on some sporting equipment, and camera technology. Where Part 3 emphasized childhood education, Part 4 emphasizes adult education to navigate metric in cooking classes, carpeting and fabric retailers, and meteorological reports with Fahrenheit versus Celsius. Some footage is silent.
This mini documentary is dated February 1977.
| Series: | Special Report and Other Footage |
| Date: | Undated |
| Reporter: | Melodie Wilson |
| Film Segment: | 10 |
| Film Reel: | SR360 |
| Soundtrack: | Magnetic |
| B/W or Color: | Color |
| Positive/Negative: | Postive |
| Condition: | Good |
| Script: | No |
| Citation: | [ CREATE A BRIEF TITLE BASED ON SUMMARY PROVIDED ], undated, Special Report and Other Footage, Milwaukee Journal Stations Records, Milwaukee Mss Collection 203, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department. |
| Rights: | Copyright © WTMJ-TV |