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Peer reviewedHallerberg, Arthur E. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1973
Descriptors: History, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Measurement
Peer reviewedHelgren, Fred J. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1973
General suggestions are given for teaching the metric system; a description of materials available from the Metric Association and information on ordering them are included. (DT)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedVervoort, Gerardus – Arithmetic Teacher, 1973
Different units of measure are discussed, and an explanation of vocabulary and of units used in the metric system is given. (DT)
Descriptors: History, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Measurement
Peer reviewedClason, Robert G. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1977
Arithmetic texts of the 1866 era (when a law was passed authorizing the use of the metric system in the United States) are examined to gain insight into the classroom effect of the law. (DT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History, Mathematics Education, Measurement
Peer reviewedAlec, Rudi – Arithmetic Teacher, 1980
A metric measurement activity, construction of a portion of a "town" from paper, that provides concrete, semiconcrete, and abstract learning tasks and experiences, is described. Modifications of the activity for primary and intermediate students are suggested. (MK)
Descriptors: Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedLindquist, Mary Montgomery; Dana, Marcia E. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1977
Five categories of activities for teaching the decimeter are discussed. Many of the activities can be modified in order to teach other metric units of length. (JT)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedCathcart, W. George – Arithmetic Teacher, 1977
Integrating the metric system within the topics of numeration, common fractions, and decimals is advocated. (DT)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
Peer reviewedImmerzeel, George; Wiederanders, Don – Arithmetic Teacher, 1973
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)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedImmerzeel, George; Wiederanders, Don – Arithmetic Teacher, 1972
A series of classroom activities involving the metric system. (MM)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Class Activities, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedBlum, Hamilton S. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1975
The author describes an introduction to the study of the metric system by telling a story which deals with the concepts related to measurement. (SD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction, Lesson Plans
Peer reviewedUsiskin, Zalman P. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1979
The role of common fractions in mathematics education and in applications is discussed in light of the increased importance of calculators and the metric system. (MP)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Decimal Fractions, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedFowler, Mary Anne – Arithmetic Teacher, 1978
An integrated and gradual approach to teaching the metric system is suggested, as opposed to presenting the entire system at once. (MP)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction
Peer reviewedWhitman, Nancy C. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1977
The organization of an inservice education program for teaching the metric system and how it might be taught in the classroom is described. (JT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Instruction, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedGregory, John W. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1979
Instructions and materials are given for an activity designed to help students become familiar with the metric system. The game emphasizes the relationship between metric units. (MP)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Games, Instruction
Peer reviewedZalewski, Donald – Arithmetic Teacher, 1978
A set of simple directions is presented to help teachers decide which objectives to pursue and which methods to use in teaching the metric system. (MP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction, Measurement
