This handbook was prepared to aid teachers and teacher educators spread the messages "think metric" and "live metric." It includes a project description of a metric evaluation program and discussions of (1) an inservice training component; (2) a course outline for training programs; (3) the arguments for and against use of the metric system; (4)…

The purpose of this study was to investigate how the nature of metric estimation skill instruction affects prospective elementary and special education teachers' abilities to estimate metric length, area, and volume. Four types of estimation skills were identified by an estimation matrix. Three instructional strategies were selected: (1) a…

This study was conducted to determine whether or not elementary teachers are prepared to teach the metric system. The data show that scholars are neither well equipped nor staffed for the teaching of the metric system. (MP)

The organization of an inservice education program for teaching the metric system and how it might be taught in the classroom is described. (JT)

Conflicting views concerning the metric system result in confusion for teachers: should metrics be taught? If so, when? (AG)

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 advantages, disadvantages, and costs of going metric under a national plan as opposed to no plan are discussed. The areas of manufacturing, government, labor, and education are given separate analysis. (This is an excerpt from the United States Metric Study 13 Volume Report.) (LS)

The Dayton, Ohio, public schools faced the challenge from industry of providing their students with a working knowledge of the metric system by having in-service training for all the teachers. Four goals were identified, and students in the ninth and twelfth grades were the objects of the initial program. (AG)

From the experiences of five other countries, the United States can pick up some tips in its current effort to discard the yard in favor of the meter. (Editor)

This article describes a broad range of changes toward metrication in the area of Denver, Colorado. Industrial changes are discussed, although the principal focus is educational change. A list of 16 television programs developed is provided at the end of the article. (SD)

A teaching center at the University of Northern Colorado organized a series of metrication workshops. University personnel trained inservice teachers to serve as affiliate instructors for the workshops. (SD)

An inservice project involving twenty-four teachers during the 1976-1977 school year is described. The project includes focus on familiarity with the metric system, manipulating weights and measures, and first-hand knowledge of published texts stressing metrification. (MN)

Lists and answers the ten questions most frequently asked by teachers in inservice programs on metric system education. Questions include ones about reasons for converting to metrics and successful methods, activities, and materials for teaching metrics. (CS)

Three different types of metric workshops are identified, and steps in planning each type are discussed. (DT)