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Peer reviewedBurton, Grace M. – Elementary School Journal, 1976
Suggests activities and materials to use in introducing the metric system to elementary school children. (JMB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedNelson, Bess J. – School Science and Mathematics, 1977
Describes a 45-minute module to instruct elementary school teachers in teaching the metric system. (CS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Download full textCooper, Gloria S.; And Others – 1977
Designed for adult basic education students at the grade 4, 5, or 6 level, this student workbook and accompanying instructor's guide (separate document) comprise the Adult Basic Education Level III package on the metric system. The content of this workbook is occupationally oriented. (There are references to measurement tasks used within 31…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Instructional Materials, Job Skills, Learning Activities
Cooper, Gloria S.; And Others – 1977
Designed for adult basic education students at the grade 7, 8, or 9 level, this student workbook and accompanying instructor's guide (separate document) comprise the Adult Basic Education Level III package on the metric system. The content of this workbook is occupationally oriented. (There are references to measurement tasks used within 50…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Instructional Materials, Job Skills, Learning Activities
Gilmore, Hal M.; And Others – 1977
Addressed to the agricultural education teacher, this guide is intended to provide appropriate information, viewpoints, and attitudes regarding the metric system and to make suggestions regarding presentation of the material in the classroom. An introductory section on teaching suggestions emphasizes the need for a "think metric" approach made up…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Metric System
Salem City Schools, NJ. – 1973
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…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education
Bielefeld, Carole, Comp. – 1973
The teaching guide for providing instruction in use of the metric system contains materials geared for the daily activities of the home. Contents of the guide are organized into four parts. Part 1 is a brief description of the history of the metric system and reasons for conversion in the United States. The major portion of the guide, part 2…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Home Economics, Home Management, Instructional Materials
Becker, Ron – American Metric Journal, 1976
A worksheet for use in studying the mass of familiar, readily available, objects is presented. (SD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Cooper, Gloria S.; And Others – 1977
This workbook and the accompanying instructor's guide, three audio tape cassettes, and script for the audio tape comprise the Adult Basic Education Level I (grade 1.5) package on the metric system. The workbook's six sections follow a problem solving approach and present measurement activities similar to those involved in daily activities (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Daily Living Skills, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Banks, Wilson P.; And Others – 1977
Addressed to the health occupations education teacher, this guide is intended to provide appropriate information, viewpoints, and attitudes regarding the metric system and to make suggestions regarding presentation of the material in the classroom. An introductory section on teaching suggestions emphasizes the need for a "think metric" approach…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Metric System
Retzer, Kenneth A.; And Others – 1977
Addressed to the business education teacher, this guide is intended to provide appropriate information, viewpoints, and attitudes regarding the metric system and to make suggestions regarding presentation of the material in the classroom. An introductory section on teaching suggestions emphasizes the need for a "think metric" approach made up of…
Descriptors: Business Education, Distributive Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Draper, Bob, Comp. – 1975
This pamphlet presents worksheets for use in fifteen activities or groups of activities designed for teaching the metric system to children in grades K through 6. The approach taken in several of the activities is one of conversion between metric and English units. The majority of the activities concern length, area, volume, and capacity. A…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction, Instructional Materials
Negus, LeRoy – 1973
This bulletin provides elementary school teachers with some information about the metric system and some suggestions for teaching it. A history of the development of the system is given followed by a grade by grade guide to objectives and activities to be used with lessons on measurement with the metric system. The activities stress the decimal…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Guides, Instruction
Peer reviewedShaw, Jean M. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1984
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)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedHorak, Virginia M.; Horak, Willis J. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1982
It is felt measurement experiences in the elementary grades should include everyday application situations. The activities presented are divided into linear measurement and area measurement categories. The use of the human body as a reference for estimation is stressed throughout. The activities described aim to broaden and extend children's…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
