Rice by Weight, Other Produce by Bulk, and Snared Iguanas at So Much Per One. A Talk on Measurement Standards and on Metric Conversion.

Allen, Harold Don

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ERIC Number: ED134476

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1977-Jan

Pages: 10

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Rice by Weight, Other Produce by Bulk, and Snared Iguanas at So Much Per One. A Talk on Measurement Standards and on Metric Conversion.

Allen, Harold Don

This script for a short radio broadcast on measurement standards and metric conversion begins by tracing the rise of the metric system in the international marketplace. Metric units are identified and briefly explained. Arguments for conversion to metric measures are presented. The history of the development and acceptance of the metric system is discussed. (DT)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History, Mathematical Vocabulary, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Metric System, Radio, Scripts

Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers

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