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ERIC Number: EJ276928
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Feb
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The Metric System--An Overview.
Hovey, Larry; Hovey, Kathi
School Science and Mathematics, v83 n2 p112-21 Feb 1983
Sections look at: (1) Historical Perspective; (2) Naming the New System; (3) The Metric Units; (4) Measuring Larger and Smaller Amounts; (5) Advantage of Using the Metric System; (6) Metric Symbols; (7) Conversion from Metric to Customary System; (8) General Hints for Helping Children Understand; and (9) Current Status of Metric Conversion. (MP)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Instruction, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Mathematics History, Mathematics Instruction, Measurement, Metric System, Number Concepts, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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