Australia has used SI metric units for measurement for decades now, although the conversion of measurements from the earlier Imperial units--known as metrication--commenced subsequently in 1971, and was not completed until 1988. All Primary and Secondary schools were using only metric units in school lessons by 1973, and it became illegal to teach…

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 (NCLB) require that students with disabilities have equal access to general education curricula and contexts. Florida's Differentiated Accountability Program (DAP) is designed to support educators in meeting IDEA and NCLB…

There are strong reasons for waiting to teach the metric system, but some districts have successfully converted under the present conditions. (Author/IRT)

Results of a survey of 250 schools and programs for the hearing impaired showed that while 62 percent of responding schools for the hearing impaired included metric measurement in their curricula, teachers felt the need for more information and instruction-oriented training and materials. (Author/CL)

The difference between weight and mass, the desirability of "metric only" instruction, and the importance of decimals are among the topics discussed in this paper presented at a metric education conference. Comments on the potential of SI metric as a universal language and on efficient methods of converting to the metric system also are included.…

Results of measuring time with units which are powers of 10 are discussed. (DT)

Presents a selected, annotated list of print and nonprint materials for teaching metrics at various grade levels, K-12. (SJL)

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)

Provides a brief history of the metric system. Discusses the infrequent use of the metric measurement system in the United States, why conversion from the customary system to the metric system is difficult, and the need for change. (Contains 14 resources.) (ASK)

The 27 tests included in this bibliography are used for the assessment of knowledge of the metric system, metric vocabulary, and metric geometry. Instruments are suitable for children in kindergarten through grade 12, as well as adults. Some measures are designed for learning disabled persons; several instruments are diagnostic measures. This…

Advantages of the metric system for the consumer are discussed. Basic metric units are described, then methods of comparison shopping when items are marked in metric units are explained. The effect of the change to the metric system on packaging and labelling requirements is discussed. (DT)

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)

In this publication are presentations on specific experiences in teaching metrics, made at a National Bureau of Standards conference. Ideas of value to teachers and administrators are described in reports on: SI units of measure; principles and practices of teaching metric; metric and the school librarian; teaching metric through television and…

A step-by-step procedure for converting a secondhand platform balance to the metric system is outlined for use as a student project. (MP)

The need at the present time for knowledge of both the metric and the English systems of measurement is discussed. (DT)