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Domholdt, Lowell C. – American Metric Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Instruction, Mathematics Education, Measurement
American Metric Journal, 1976
President Ford's message on the metric bill (Public Law 94-168) and the bill itself are reprinted. (SD)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Metric System
American Metric Journal, 1978
A revision is given of the National Bureau of Standards guidelines in the use of the International System of Units (SI) in Bureau issuances, publications, and reports. (MN)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Measurement, Metric System, Resource Materials
Burgee, Fred – American Metric Journal, 1977
Discussed are ways in which metric measurements can be incorporated and taught in physical education classes. (JH)
Descriptors: Mathematical Applications, Measurement, Metric System, Physical Education
Hopkins, Vincent R. – American Metric Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Demand, Educational Equipment, Measurement
American Metric Journal, 1974
Examples of metric measures in everyday use are given. Sample charts are included as guides for estimating common household measurements. (LS)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Mathematics Education, Measurement
Reid, Joseph B. – American Metric Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Metric System
Meyers, R. E. – American Metric Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Adult Education, Instruction, Mathematics Education, Measurement
American Metric Journal, 1976
This excerpt from the Congressional Record contains the final debate in the House of Representatives before passage of the Metric Conversion act of 1975. (SD)
Descriptors: Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Government Role, Mathematics Education
Willenbrock, F. Karl – American Metric Journal, 1975
In this speech before the Sixtieth National Conference on Weights and Measures, the Director of the Institute for Applied Technology, National Bureau of Standards, presented his view of the imminent conversion to the metric system, outlined some issues related to metrication, and announced appointments related to the change-over. (SD)
Descriptors: Conferences, Consumer Education, Educational Change, Mathematics Education
Walker, Charlotte Raye – American Metric Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Home Economics, Homemaking Skills, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education
American Metric Journal, 1977
The resolution of the Delaware State Board of Education for implementing the teaching of the metric system is presented, including guidelines for instructional materials, instructional programs, and inservice programs for teachers. (JH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Metric System, Objectives
American Metric Journal, 1974
Information found necessary for South Africa's citizens to learn during their recent conversion to the metric system is presented. Twelve terms and prefixes are suggested that satisfy practically all ordinary needs. Tables are given for the most commonly used measures, with relationships between different units indicated. (LS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Measurement
Roark, Anne C. – American Metric Journal, 1979
Arguments against conversion to the metric system of measurement are based on the contention that it is poorly suited to recent developments in science and technology. (MP)
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Measurement, Metric System, Postsecondary Education
Becker, Ron – American Metric Journal, 1975
Sequential grade-level objectives for instruction in the metric system are listed. (SD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Guidelines
