A metric measurement activity, construction of a portion of a "town" from paper, that provides concrete, semiconcrete, and abstract learning tasks and experiences, is described. Modifications of the activity for primary and intermediate students are suggested. (MK)

Five categories of activities for teaching the decimeter are discussed. Many of the activities can be modified in order to teach other metric units of length. (JT)

Integrating the metric system within the topics of numeration, common fractions, and decimals is advocated. (DT)

Worksheets for the lower grades use the number line to relate basic units of measure within the metric system. Upper level activities use the number line to relate English units and metric units. (DT)

A series of classroom activities involving the metric system. (MM)

The author describes an introduction to the study of the metric system by telling a story which deals with the concepts related to measurement. (SD)

The role of common fractions in mathematics education and in applications is discussed in light of the increased importance of calculators and the metric system. (MP)

An integrated and gradual approach to teaching the metric system is suggested, as opposed to presenting the entire system at once. (MP)

Instructions and materials are given for an activity designed to help students become familiar with the metric system. The game emphasizes the relationship between metric units. (MP)

A set of simple directions is presented to help teachers decide which objectives to pursue and which methods to use in teaching the metric system. (MP)

Activities are described for a metric unit that involves parental participation. The purpose is to educate parents as well as change their attitudes toward the metric system. (MP)

A story is told of a town that loses all of its linear measuring devices, only to devise a new method of measuring, the metric system! (JT)

Activities suitable for children of ages six through nine years were designed to introduce metric weights. The activity sequence and its administration are described in detail. (SD)

Having pupils make their own measuring tools is proposed. Decimeter and centimeter strips, meter tapes, calibrated measures of volume, and a balance scale, plus activities with them, are described. (MNS)