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Peer reviewedGoldston, Jenice M.; Marlette, Stephen; Pennington, Allyson – Science and Children, 2001
Provides teaching suggestions for metric units incorporating humor. Includes teaching suggestions and rubrics. Also includes connections to other subject areas in literature, science, and mathematics. (MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Humor, Mathematical Applications, Measurement
Peer reviewedSmith, Doris; Bellipanni, L. J. – Science and Children, 1979
Provides criteria for elementary teachers for selecting materials for metric education. Some teaching aids and equipment lists are suggested that can be helpful to the classroom teacher. (SA)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Evaluation Criteria, Instructional Materials, Measurement
Peer reviewedSherman, Helene J. – Science and Children, 1997
Presents estimation as a tool for learning observation and measurement relationships for the metric system. Activities include constructing a meter tape and using mystery boxes to practice volume estimation and measurement. (AIM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Experiential Learning, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedBellipanni, Lawrence; Casey, Kathy S. – Science and Children, 1980
Presents an activity on metrics for elementary children which utilizes newspaper comic strips. Children are asked to write humorous metric captions to match the pictures. (SA)
Descriptors: Cartoons, Comics (Publications), Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedEagles, Cheryl – Science and Children, 1994
Presents the following activities for teaching elementary students about the metric system: Metric Soda Fountain, Metric Meals, Metric Moola, and Metric Golf. (PR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications
