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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
Worcester Public Schools, MA. – 1973
This curriculum guide for grades K-6 was prepared to assist teachers and students in learning about the metric system. An introductory section presents a brief history of the metric system and the rationale for introducing it into the schools. Instructional objectives and suggested learning activities are presented for each grade level. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education
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
Cooper, Gloria S.; And Others – 1977
The six sections of this audio tape script and accompanying audio tapes correspond to a student workbook, all of which comprise, along with an instructor's guide, the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Level I (grade 1.5) package on the metric system, designed to provide the ABE student with skill in using the metric system, particularly in relation to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Audiovisual Aids, Daily Living Skills, Instructional Materials
Cooley, Debra L. – 1976
This document provides a series of worksheets for use in elementary school instruction concerning the metric system. The broad objective of the instruction is that the student be "comfortable and accurate in using metric measures in daily life." Specific objectives are identified in six categories: (1) think metric, (2) linear measures, (3)…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Evaluation
Cherrington, Don – 1974
The workbook contains materials developed for a workshop on an introduction to metric measure for elementary and junior high school teachers. The workshop was designed to provide the participants with a variety of metric measuring experiences. The activities are organized under six major topics: Linear measurement, weight, area, volume, capacity…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Activities, Measurement
Retzer, Kenneth A. – 1977
Addressed to the industrial 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: Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Metric System, Teaching Guides
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Curriculum Services. – 1977
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…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
