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| Instructor | 9 |
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| Fisher, Carol J. | 2 |
| Bowles, D. Richard | 1 |
| Bright, George W. | 1 |
| McWhorter, Kathleen | 1 |
| Ritchey, Doris | 1 |
| Sak, Theresa | 1 |
| Walker, Ann | 1 |
| Williams, David E. | 1 |
| Wilson, Norman, Jr. | 1 |
| Wolfson, Brian | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 1 |
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Bowles, D. Richard – Instructor, 1971
Descriptors: Measurement, Metric System
McWhorter, Kathleen; Walker, Ann – Instructor, 1978
Presents ideas for several games to use in teaching metrics to elementary school students. (JMB)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Metric System
Sak, Theresa – Instructor, 1976
Just how much do you really know about the metric system? Test your SI (International System of Units) savvy with 61 self-correcting questions. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Mathematics Education, Metric System, Questionnaires
Fisher, Carol J. – Instructor, 1978
Presents ideas for teaching the basics. Includes recipes for writing from children's books, a sequential metric program and a discussion of refining the interview process. (JMB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Interviews, Metric System, Teaching Methods
Wilson, Norman, Jr. – Instructor, 1979
Suggests that metrics need to be taught at an emotional level and lists examples which personalize metric measures for students (e.g., how much can I carry, at what temperature am I cold, how far is it to the grocery store?). (JMB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Emotional Experience, Mathematics Instruction, Metric System
Williams, David E.; Wolfson, Brian – Instructor, 1977
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Ritchey, Doris – Instructor, 1979
Describes a class project where fourth and fifth graders taught metrics to their parents during a six-week metric measurement unit. (JMB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Metric System, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Education
Bright, George W. – Instructor, 1973
Article discusses the five units of the metric system that are most important for elementary school teachers. (GB)
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers
Fisher, Carol J. – Instructor, 1978
Presents ideas and activities for teaching basic skills including vocabulary building, learning science from the microclimates, using tape recorders to teach reading, and using monsters to teach metrics. (JMB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Metric System, Reading Instruction
