A metric education project is described and evaluated. The project attempted to integrate a variety of components including grade objectives and activities, teacher training, and public relations. The report describes the model school and the target population, lists the metric education goals, and describes the project events and procedures.…

This module was prepared to "metricate" approximately 3800 teachers in Western Kentucky. A brief history of measurement systems is followed by sections concerning length, mass (weight), temperature, and area and volume measurement. Each section contains a list of the common metric units used and their relationship as well as activities…

Presented is a description of the activities of a metric education project. Activities included but were not limited to: inservice teacher education, public awareness and consumer education, and establishment of a regional metric center. Among the attachments are the outline for the training sessions, the demonstration inventory of materials, and…