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Download full textMagdas, Ioana – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2009
Today's society is characterized by a plurality of cultures in such a way that a person will often interact and interrelate with new cultures. The situation becomes even more complicated when one has to adapt to a new culture for a short period of time (travel or study visit) or a long period of time (new work place, emigration etc.). Any…
Descriptors: Intercultural Programs, Multicultural Education, Learning Activities, Measurement Techniques
Moser, Doris B. – Learning Resources, 1975
Article focuses on activities designed to make students "think metric." (HB)
Descriptors: Laboratory Techniques, Learning Activities, Metric System, Teaching Methods
Fox, Charlyn – Journal of Business Education, 1976
Suggestions are made for teaching units of length, area, volume, capacity, and mass along with rules for correct punctuation and spelling. A number of learning devices adapted from normal business practices are listed. (TA)
Descriptors: Business Education, Learning Activities, Measurement, Metric System
Lindstedt, S. A. – Education Canada, 1976
The metric system is almost upon us. What progress is being made in converting curricula? (Editor)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Learning Activities, Measurement, Metric System
Rusnock, Micahael A. – Teacher, 1975
Author developed a metric olympics in order to provide students with exercise, fun and practice with metric measurement. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Diagrams, Learning Activities, Metric System
Gilmore, Hal M.; And Others – 1977
Addressed to the agricultural education teacher, this guide is intended to provide appropriate information, viewpoints, and attitudes regarding the metric system and to make suggestions regarding presentation of the material in the classroom. An introductory section on teaching suggestions emphasizes the need for a "think metric" approach made up…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Metric System
Banks, Wilson P.; And Others – 1977
Addressed to the health occupations education teacher, this guide is intended to provide appropriate information, viewpoints, and attitudes regarding the metric system and to make suggestions regarding presentation of the material in the classroom. An introductory section on teaching suggestions emphasizes the need for a "think metric" approach…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Metric System
Retzer, Kenneth A.; And Others – 1977
Addressed to the business education teacher, this guide is intended to provide appropriate information, viewpoints, and attitudes regarding the metric system and to make suggestions regarding presentation of the material in the classroom. An introductory section on teaching suggestions emphasizes the need for a "think metric" approach made up of…
Descriptors: Business Education, Distributive Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Negus, LeRoy – 1973
This bulletin provides elementary school teachers with some information about the metric system and some suggestions for teaching it. A history of the development of the system is given followed by a grade by grade guide to objectives and activities to be used with lessons on measurement with the metric system. The activities stress the decimal…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Guides, Instruction
Peer reviewedThiessen, Diane – Arithmetic Teacher, 1979
Two metric measurement activities that also develop other mathematical skills are given. (MK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Bright, George W. – American Metric Journal, 1977
This is the first part of an article discussing methods for teaching the metric system. Measurement as a function, estimation, and textbook activities are covered. (DT)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction, Learning Activities
Johnson, Pat – Industrial Education, 1976
The younger the children, the easier it is for them to learn from these metric experiences. The author gives detailed suggestions for beginning of metric experiences that have been successfully used with students as young as five years of age. The activities are representative of each of the four common metric areas (length, weight, temperature,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Activities, Measurement, Metric System
Retzer, Kenneth A. – 1977
Addressed to the industrial education teacher, this guide is intended to provide appropriate information, viewpoints, and attitudes regarding the metric system and to make suggestions regarding presentation of the material in the classroom. An introductory section on teaching suggestions emphasizes the need for a "think metric" approach made up of…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Metric System, Teaching Guides
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Curriculum Services. – 1977
Three bulletins are contained in this packet designed to help teachers introduce the metric system. Bulletin one contains objectives and related teaching suggestions for the following topics: length, area, volume, mass, and temperature. Bulletin two contains a fact sheet and rules for symbols and notation. Bulletin three contains classroom…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
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
