A step-by-step procedure for converting a secondhand platform balance to the metric system is outlined for use as a student project. (MP)

Five rules for teaching the metric system are presented, and five measurement activities which can be adapted for elementary or secondary students are described. (DT)

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)

This is a compilation of instructional materials to assist teachers and students in learning about the metric system. Contents are organized into four color-coded sections containing the following: (1) background and reference materials for the teacher, including a list of available media and a conversion chart; (2) metric activities for primary…

Five sequential objectives of metric education are listed, and suggestions for teaching the metric system in the elementary school and in fifteen disciplinary areas in the secondary schools are offered. (SD)

This booklet was designed to convey metric information in pictoral form. The use of pictures in the coloring book enables the more mature person to grasp the metric message instantly, whereas the younger person, while coloring the picture, will be exposed to the metric information long enough to make the proper associations. Sheets of the booklet…

Metric measurement activities are given, offering many opportunities for measurement and comparison with measurements. Experiences in measuring with a tape measure are directed at Levels One to Three, while experiences in estimating, measuring, computing area and volume, and ratio are included for Levels Four to Eight. (MNS)

This is the first part of an article discussing methods for teaching the metric system. Measurement as a function, estimation, and textbook activities are covered. (DT)

These linear measurement activities provide students with practice in using centimeters and meters. (DT)

It is argued that the outdoor environment provides an opportunity for students to use and master the metric system and that the metric system allows data to be collected and tabulated easily and exactly. Specific activities for using the metric system in the outdoors are suggested. (Author/EB)

In conjunction with publicizing the commitment to teach the metric system, the State Education Department of New York invited the press to examine metric materials developed by the department. Several worksheets are included. (SD)

Presented is a set of metric education materials developed over a five-year period by the Science and Mathematics Teaching Center (SMTC) at the University of Wyoming. It is called a "Metric Smorgasbord" because it is a set of materials which have considerable variety, were planned to appear to a broad range of instructional tastes, and permit…

Three bulletins are contained in this packet designed to help teachers introduce the metric system. Bulletin one contains objectives and related teaching suggestions for the following topics: length, area, volume, mass, and temperature. Bulletin two contains a fact sheet and rules for symbols and notation. Bulletin three contains classroom…

This manual was written to provide basic information on the metric system for Kentucky teachers. Why we are going metric is briefly discussed, followed by a concise presentation of metric measures. What children should learn is specified in terms of competencies for grades 3, 6, and 9. Teaching tips are presented, with activities for use with…

Activities are suggested which emphasize finding patterns in multiplication of fractions, decimals, and negative numbers, in division of fractions, and in conversions within the metric system. (DT)