Worksheets for the lower grades use the number line to relate basic units of measure within the metric system. Upper level activities use the number line to relate English units and metric units. (DT)

A series of classroom activities involving the metric system. (MM)

This worksheet contains problems designed to help the student think in terms of a litre. Problems include estimating the volume of containers and converting within the metric system. (MP)

This booklet was designed to convey metric information in pictoral form. The use of pictures in the coloring book enables the more mature person to grasp the metric message instantly, whereas the younger person, while coloring the picture, will be exposed to the metric information long enough to make the proper associations. Sheets of the booklet…

A worksheet for use in studying the mass of familiar, readily available, objects is presented. (SD)

Presented are six work cards concerning weight. (MM)

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…

An activity is suggested which will give junior high school students practice in estimating and measuring in centimeters and millimeters. Three worksheets are given, one of which is a model for making a metric caliper. (LS)

Two worksheets can be duplicated for use in activities related to estimating liquid measurements. (SD)

These linear measurement activities provide students with practice in using centimeters and meters. (DT)

Worksheets are provided for activities involving estimation and determination of areas, perimeters and volumes. The units of measure are centimeters, square centimeters and cubic centimeters. (SD)

In conjunction with publicizing the commitment to teach the metric system, the State Education Department of New York invited the press to examine metric materials developed by the department. Several worksheets are included. (SD)

Thirty-six lessons for introducing the metric system are outlined. Appropriate grade level is not specified. The metric lessons suggested include 13 lessons on length, 7 lessons on mass, 11 lessons on capacity, and 5 lessons on temperature. Each lesson includes a list of needed materials, a statement of the lesson purpose, and suggested…

This booklet, designed for use with varying levels of remedial mathematics students in grades 6-10, is intended to help the student become more comfortable using the metric system, reinforce the metric ideas and notions that are taught in other courses, and aid in the development of basic mathematical skills by having the student participate in…

The objectives of this handbook are to assist K-8 classroom teachers in launching an activity-oriented metric program that provides learning experiences in the measurement strands of linear, mass, and temperature, and to assist metric coordinators in planning metric awareness workshops for teachers, parents, and various community organizations.…