This booklet is intended as one resource to be used in teaching the metric system in community colleges and technical institutes or in other types of adult education programs. Beginning with a list of seven objectives, the guide provides a detailed outline for a course organized around these objectives. The seven sections of the course are titled: (1) Orientation to the Metric System; (2) The Metric System; (3) Estimating Metric Quantities (length and mass); (4) Derived Units of Length and Mass; (5) Additional Metric Quantities and Units; (6) Conversion Factors; and (7) Metric Measurements and Metric Equipment. A small amount of instructional material related to each section is provided. A list of suggested resources, organized by topic, completes the booklet. (SD)