Performance objectives related to the use of the metric system are suggested. Objectives are stated for third, sixth, and ninth grades. (SD)

This yearbook is an effort to reevaluate the metric system and to present testimonies from people in various occupations with respect to metric usage (as of 1948). The first of four major sections explains the metric system and its development. Next are 29 articles discussing the usage of the system in the general areas of education, science,…

MeasureMetric is a school television/film series for fifth and sixth grade students which presents measurement and the metric system. The main goal of this test development effort was to produce a valid and reliable test usable by classroom teachers for measuring children's achievement of the objectives of the twelve 15-minute programs dealing…

After a general discussion of the purposes and methods of teaching measurement, teaching ideas for twelve specific measurement objectives are provided. (SD)

Provides guidelines for a two-day workshop in metric measurement for teachers in public elementary and/or secondary educational systems. Discussed are the philosophy of such a workshop, objectives (cognitive and affective), methodology, and evaluation. An example workshop, following the guidelenes, is presented, along with a bibliography of…

This report, approved by the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, recommends an activity-based approach to the teaching of the metric system, and lists basic objectives to be achieved by the end of grades 3, 6, and 9. (SD)

This report, approved by the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, recommends an activity-based approach to the teaching of the metric system, and lists basic objectives to be achieved by the ends of grades 3, 6, and 9. This article also appears as SE 515 577. (SD)

This metric education curriculum guide, produced under the direction of the State of Louisiana Department of Public Education, was developed as part of a metrication plan approved by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. This guide is designed to help teachers prepare students for the predominantly metric world in which they…

This compilation is drawn from the IDEAS section that has been a feature of the "Arithmetic Teacher" since 1971. The contents are arranged in the following categories: Computation, Fractions and Decimals, Developing Number Patterns, Using Flowcharts, Problem Solving, Geometry, and Metric Measure. All selections are reprinted just as they…