!Hablemos de unidades de medida!

El pasado 5 de mayo, se llevó a cabo una actividad de internacionalización en la que los estudiantes de grado 6A del Colegio Mayor de los Andes de la clase de química, se reunieron por Meet con estudiantes del Colegio Woodlawn Middle, en Carolina del norte, EE.UU. En nuestro encuentro de intercambio cultural, dialogaron sobre las diferencias entre el sistema de unidades anglosajón o imperial que ellos manejan en su país y el sistema internacional de unidades que en Colombia se utiliza. Este intercambio permitió comprender cómo en diversas culturas se utilizan diferentes unidades de medida, lo que permite enriquecer el conocimiento sobre metodología científica y el entendimiento intercultural.

Last Monday, May the 5th, we had the chance to develop an international activity during which our students in 6A could connect through MEET with other students in Woodlawn Middle School, located in North Carolina, USA. In our cultural exchange meeting, students were able to talk about the differences between the anglo-saxon measures system (also known as imperial measures) and the international measures system we have in Colombia. The activity was developed in Spanish thanks to the knowledge of the guest students in this language; they learn it in their school as a foreign language. This enriching activity allowed comprehension on the use of the measure units in different cultures. These kinds of activities provide knowledge related to scientific methods and also related to multicultural interaction. Sandra Patricia Rincón Burgos Docente de Bases de las ciencias experimentales Colegio Mayor de los Andes