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Peer reviewedBrumbaugh, Douglas K.; Hynes, Michael C. – School Science and Mathematics, 1979
This activity, for grades 7-12, requires students to lay out an arena for training horses. To do this the students compute the sum of metric linear measures, compute the circumference of circles and semi-circles, and use the Pythagorean Theorem. (BB)
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education, Measurement
Adair, Robert – American Vocational Journal, 1977
The author's specific instructions (which are presented) for converting machine shop tools to the metric system involve students in a do-it-yourself conversion process. (HD)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Machine Tools, Metric System, School Shops
Download full textWorcester Public Schools, MA. – 1973
This curriculum guide for grades K-6 was prepared to assist teachers and students in learning about the metric system. An introductory section presents a brief history of the metric system and the rationale for introducing it into the schools. Instructional objectives and suggested learning activities are presented for each grade level. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education
Schein, Norman J. – American Metric Journal, 1976
Seven groups of activities related to the metric system are outlined. Each group is to be done at a laboratory station in the classroom. (SD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instruction, Laboratory Procedures, Learning Activities
Bielefeld, Carole – 1977
This workbook is presented in a format designed for easy use by instructors of consumer and homemaking education. The material is geared for the daily activities of the American home. An introduction contains a history of the metric system and a discussion of the future role of the metric system in the United States. Detailed instructions are…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Curriculum Guides, Home Economics, Instruction
Peer reviewedMathematics Teacher, 1978
Four articles are presented in this monthly column: dealing effectively with metric conversions; teaching how to round numbers; why a false statement implying a false statement is true--a discovery explanation; and a third-grade puzzle with interesting implications. (MP)
Descriptors: Instruction, Learning Activities, Logic, Measurement
Cooper, Gloria S., Ed.; Magisos, Joel H., Ed. – 1976
Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of food services students, this instructional package is one of three for the hospitality and recreation occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology,…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Food Service, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Kiner, Carol Ann – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1977
Describes the inexpensive techniques utilized by a high school home economics teacher to teach the metric system to students in her sewing, child care, and foreign cooking classes. (EM)
Descriptors: Child Care, Class Activities, Cooking Instruction, Home Economics
Cooper, Gloria S., Ed.; Magisos, Joel H., Ed. – 1976
Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of cosmetology students, this instructional package on cosmetology is part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology, measurement terms, and tools currently in use. Each of the…
Descriptors: Cosmetology, Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Edgecomb, Philip L.; Shapiro, Marion – 1976
Addressed to vocational, or academic middle or high school students, this book reviews mathematics fundamentals using metric units of measurement. It utilizes a common-sense approach to the degree of accuracy needed in solving actual trade and every-day problems. Stress is placed on reading off metric measurements from a ruler or tape, and on…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Mathematics Curriculum
Cooper, Gloria S., Ed.; Magisos, Joel H., Ed. – 1976
Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of recreation and tourism students, this instructional package is one of three for the hospitality and recreation occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Measurement Instruments
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Occupational Education Curriculum Development. – 1978
The use of metrics in home economics taught at all levels is presented in this teacher's guide. Following an introduction on the history of the metric system and future use in the United States, section 2 presents information on bringing metrics into the classroom: changes in home economics (food and nutrition, clothing and textiles, and housing,…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Home Economics Education, Learning Activities, Measurement
Cooper, Gloria S., Ed.; Magisos, Joel H., Ed. – 1976
Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of plumbing and pipefitting students, this instructional package is one of three for the construction occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology,…
Descriptors: Construction (Process), Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Cooper, Gloria S., Ed.; Magisos, Joel H., Ed. – 1976
Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of students interested in hotel and lodging, this instructional package is one of three for the hospitality and recreation occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Housing, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Cooper, Gloria S., Ed.; Magisos, Joel H., Ed. – 1976
Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of auto mechanics students, this instructional package is one of four for the transportation occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology, measurement…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
