Presents the rationale behind the need to teach the metric system and includes a description of the most important metric units. The stages through which children pass as they develop an understanding of the process of measurement are discussed. Bibliographic material is included. (EB)

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)

Reviews the elementary level SRA Metric Measurement Program. (SL)

Describes activities for learning the metric system of measurement in elementary school classrooms. (PS)

Presents a position paper by the NSTA on status of metric education at the elementary school level. Recommendations are made for national consistency in metric education. Eleven general trends for teaching metrics successfully are listed. (SLH)

Describes a classroom activity which involved sixth grade students in a learning situation including making ice cream, safety procedures in a science laboratory, calibrating a thermometer, using metric units of volume and mass. (EB)

Presents an introductory activity in the use of arbitrary measuring units, using simple materials found in school or at home. Materials are listed and activities provided. (EB)

Describes construction of an inexpensive mini-balance and activities involving small weights and the metric system. (BR)

Presented is a study done with six children who received remediation in mathematics with emphasis on metric measurement. All had serious problems in arithmetic. Results proved encouraging. Two of the six children proceeded in the regular mathematics classroom. (EB)

Suggests the use of road maps as a means of teaching children the metric system, and outlines a step-by-step procedure for transforming the scale on an ordinary road map into a metric scale. (JR)

Reported is a study designed to determine the effectiveness of two methods of teaching the metric system using only metric measurements and teaching students conversion procedures. (MR)