Teaching Measurement and the Metric System.

Hughes, Rowland

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Publication Date: 1975

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Teaching Measurement and the Metric System

Hughes, Rowland

Science and Children, 12, 6, 7-10, Mar 75

Presents the rationale behind the need to teach the metric system and includes a description of the most important metric units. The stages through which children pass as they develop an understanding of the process of measurement are discussed. Bibliographic material is included. (EB)

Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Instruction, Learning Processes, Measurement, Metric System, Science Education, Science Materials

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