Describes a 45-minute module to instruct elementary school teachers in teaching the metric system. (CS)

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)

General suggestions for introducing the metric system, followed by descriptions of several activities for measuring length, volume, and mass are given. (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)

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)

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)

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)

Describes how to teach metrication in the classroom and home without spending a lot of money. The study should be on-going and not a unit of instruction on metrics. (Author/EB)

Teachers and administrators are encouraged to re-evaluate the instructional program as it relates to the teaching of measurement. Strongly suggests that the primary grades are where an intuitive feeling for units of measurement will take root. (Author/EB)

Describes some simple activities that teach the use of the metric system. (MLH)

Describes an out of the classroom activity encompassing science and mathematics concepts used in mapping and measuring tree heights. (BR)

A sequence of seven activities in which metersticks and string are used to measure objects is described. Using this graded series of exercises, decimals less than one can be introduced in a natural way. (SD)

Descriptions and pictures of apparatus for use in teaching measurement are accompanied by descriptions of typical uses of the materials. A list of names and addresses of suppliers is included. (SD)

The author suggests learning activities which can help students build concepts of metric units and measurement properties, as well as ways in which the classroom can be made more conducive to metric activities. (SD)