This paper gives a brief history of measurement systems and of the controversy surrounding the adoption of the metric system as the standard system in the United States. The metric study called for by legislation in 1968 is described, and recommendations for a coordinated national program to change to the metric system are outlined. Some…

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)

Reported is a speech presented to a meeting in Canada regarding problems of converting to a metric system in Canada. Included in the discussion are political, educational, industrial, and home problems and uses. Suggestions to teachers for needed action are given. (RH)

Presents a status report on the movement toward metrification in the U.S. Outlines what Congress is doing and what various public and private groups are doing to make the changeover to metrics as efficient and painless as possible. (Author/DN)

Sequential grade-level objectives for instruction in the metric system are listed. (SD)

Integrating the metric system within the topics of numeration, common fractions, and decimals is advocated. (DT)

Thirteen teaching approaches for the effective presentation of the metric system are identified. The hands-on approach, special features of the metric system which make it convenient to use, metric concepts which should be stressed, and the effect of the change to the metric system upon other areas of mathematics curriculum are among the topics…

How measurement systems developed is briefly reviewed, followed by comments on the international conversion to the metric system and a lengthier discussion of the history of the metric controversy in the U.S. Statements made by supporters of the customary and metric systems are listed. The role of education is detailed in terms of teacher…

A school system's planning for metrication is discussed. Community relations, curriculum, teaching methods, and inservice education are covered in this first section. The article will be continued in the next issue. (DT)

This document is designed to help teachers deal with the changeover from the United States customary system to the metric system. This publication contains a brief introduction to the historical development of the metric system, tables of the International System of Units, and descriptions of everyday use of the metric system. Basic information…

The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 was passed on December 23, 1975; the act is printed in full in this document, which is excerpted from the Congressional Record. The act provides for the establishment of a 17-member Metric Board, and charges the board with responsibility for devising and executing a program of planning, coordination, and public…

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

Hawaii's elementary school metric measurement program is described. The nature of the program, organization and materials, classroom activities, implementation requirements, development and status, and program evaluation are discussed. (DT)

The metric system will soon be adopted in the United States. Engineering college educators can play a major role in this revision. Various suggestions are listed for teachers, authors and others. (PS)