These 55 activity cards were created to help teachers implement a unit on metric measurement. They were designed for students aged 5 to 10, but could be used with older students. Cards are color-coded in terms of activities on basic metric terms, prefixes, length, and other measures. Both individual and small-group games and ideas are included.…

This document introduces the metric measurement system to students in the elementary grades through ready-to-use activity cards covering metric concepts of length, area, and volume. The cards provide a minimal sequence of activities aimed at helping the student become familar with each measurement concept; cards are ungraded and can be used as…

This is a teacher-developed guide for use with a unit on measurement in the elementary school. Contents are organized under the three main headings of awareness, English units, and metric units. Objectives are stated, accompanied by a description of suggested implementation activities. Also included are the relationship of the activity to a…

This handbook has been compiled to provide a reference for teachers at all levels who are implementing the metric system in their classroom. It includes practical suggestions and recommendations for teaching the metric system, as well as papers identifying and discussing the fundamental mathematical and psychological issues underlying the teaching…

This teacher's guide contains a complete list of goals, behavioral objectives, activities, materials and equipment, and tests needed for implementing a metric education program in grades K-8. Ten broad goals are listed and each behavioral objective is referenced to one of these. The behavioral objectives are also referenced to grade levels and to…

This handbook, prepared in field-test version, is intended to provide in-service teachers with "guidance in the development of the basic concepts of measurement." The basic assumption on which this guidance is based is that "hands-on" experience is the most appropriate method of teaching metric measurement. An additional premise is that students…

Each of the 14 environment-related mathematics activities included in this publication by the Upper Mississippi River ECO-Center includes objectives, materials needed, preparation, and activity description. Occasionally, variations and helpful hints are added. Because the student can gain experience to help him with the practical application of…