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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
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
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
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
Sledge, Lydia Wells; Thompson, Charles S. – 1977
This manual was written to provide basic information on the metric system for Kentucky teachers. Why we are going metric is briefly discussed, followed by a concise presentation of metric measures. What children should learn is specified in terms of competencies for grades 3, 6, and 9. Teaching tips are presented, with activities for use with…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities
American Home Economics Association, Washington, DC. – 1977
Guidelines for changing to the metric system of measurement with regard to all phases of home economics are presented in this handbook. Topics covered include the following: (1) history of the metric system, (2) the International System of Units (SI): derived units of length, mass, time, and electric current; temperature; luminous intensity;…
Descriptors: Guides, Home Economics, Home Economics Education, Learning Activities
Edgecomb, Philip L.; Shapiro, Marion – 1976
Addressed to vocational, or academic middle or high school students, this book reviews mathematics fundamentals using metric units of measurement. It utilizes a common-sense approach to the degree of accuracy needed in solving actual trade and every-day problems. Stress is placed on reading off metric measurements from a ruler or tape, and on…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Mathematics Curriculum
Banks, Wilson P.; And Others – 1977
Addressed to the personal and public service occupations 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"…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Metric System, Occupational Home Economics
Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, IL. – 1977
This guide was developed to help in planning a unit on the more important aspects of metric conversion or to incorporate metric concepts and understandings into different subject matter areas. It includes: background information, key concepts, instructional objectives, learning experiences, multidisciplinary projects and assignments, and sources…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Occupational Education Curriculum Development. – 1978
The use of metrics in home economics taught at all levels is presented in this teacher's guide. Following an introduction on the history of the metric system and future use in the United States, section 2 presents information on bringing metrics into the classroom: changes in home economics (food and nutrition, clothing and textiles, and housing,…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Home Economics Education, Learning Activities, Measurement

Franzblau, Daniel – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Presents activities designed to help the language teacher, teacher candidate, and language student learn to use metric measurement. A pretest/post-test is provided in English. Metric vocabulary is given in French, Spanish, and German. A list of sources of metric information and teaching aids is appended. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: French, German, Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Phillips, Eunice – 1977
This teacher-oriented learning module for secondary level consumer education teachers, the last in a series of three, was developed to provide information on the metric system and ideas for conveying this content to students. The module begins with a definition and general goals of consumer education, a rationale, an overview, ten module…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Consumer Education, Course Content, Inservice Teacher Education
Leffin, Walter W. – 1975
This booklet gives a brief history of the metric system up to the present time. A detailed explanation of the international system of units (SI units) for length, area, volume, mass, temperature, and time is included. Also included are five check-up tests with answers for the measures of length, area, volume, and weight, as well as tables of all…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Instructional Materials