Discusses how the International System (SI) abbreviations for numerical factors designated as prefixes may be treated in quantity calculus as free-standing algebraic symbols. Illustrative examples are also presented. (HM)

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…

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…

This is one of eighteen sets of individualized mathematics problems developed by the Oregon Vo-Tech Math Project. Each of these problem packages is organized around a mathematical topic and contains problems related to diverse vocations. Solutions are provided for all problems. This booklet contains a problem on metric measurement in the area of…

Ways of teaching measurement in the elementary grades using concrete materials are presented. Lengths of flat screen molding and flat ceramic tiles are used to develop the concepts of linear and area measurement. The activity approach detailed is viewed to have many important payoffs as students achieve mastery. (MP)

These materials were designed to be used by life science students for instruction in the application of physical theory to ecosystem operation. Most modules contain computer programs which are built around a particular application of a physical process. The module is concerned with conventional techniques such as concepts of measurement,…

This document has been designed as a guide for anyone planning to teach the metric system to teachers, parents, children, or the general public. The handbook has the following sections: (1) Introduction, (2) Rationale and Key Considerations for Measuring with Metric, (3) Philosophy and Methodology, (4) Measurement Activities, (5) Teacher…

This document was developed out of a need for a complete, carefully designed set of evaluation instruments and procedures that might be applied in metric inservice programs across the nation. Components of this package were prepared in such a way as to permit local adaptation to the evaluation of a broad spectrum of metric education activities.…

This supplementary mathematics textbook is designed to teach pupils in the intermediate grades about the vocabulary and use of the metric system of measurement. The book limits exploration to the units of measurement for length, capacity, mass, temperature, area, and volume, with only the following prefixes considered: kilo, hecto, deka, deci,…

Presented is the teacher's guide to the "Measuring in Metric" supplementary mathematics textbook. The material begins with a list of 29 student objectives. The booklet and student text limit exploration to the units of measurement for length, capacity, mass, temperature, area, and volume, with only the following prefixes considered: kilo, hecto,…

This guide to the "Measuring in Metric" supplementary mathematics textbook is the modified version for the physically handicapped student. The material begins with a list of 29 student objectives. The booklet and student text limit exploration to the units of measurement for length, capacity, mass, temperature, area, and volume, with only the…

Presented is one of a series of resource guides designed to provide students with an improved mathematics program. This guide emphasizes hands-on experiences for secondary students through real-life situations focusing on measurement in the home. Students are provided with numerous opportunities to use both customary and metric units in…

The interest-based curriculum materials are designed to correlate the subjects of English, math, science, and home economics in an effort to infuse academic skills into the world of work. The curriculum guide is designed for mathematics curriculum and is divided into 11 sections: orientation, whole numbers, common fractions, decimal fractions,…

This document contains the efforts of a group of teachers to develop curricular materials designed to correlate the subject matter of mathematics with that of a shop course in power mechanics. It is not an adaptation of traditional courses in mathematics, but an attempt to integrate the subject matter of mathematics into the concepts utilized in…