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Title: Metrics. A Resource Guide for Home Economics. Final Report.
Authors: Anderson, Ruth, Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 235
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Education (DHEW), Philadelphia, PA. Regional Office 3.
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Vocational and Technical Education.
Document Type: Guides - General
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Economics Education, Lesson Plans, Metric System, Resource Materials, Unit Plan
Abstract: This guide is to be used as a resource for teaching metrics at various educational levels in the home economics program. The lessons are intended for flexible use by the teacher, and the contents can be adapted for use with varying abilities, ages, and teaching-learning situations. Categorized into ten units, each unit includes concepts, objectives, supportive learnings, sampling of experiences and evaluation, charts, and diagrams. The ten units are: (1) History of Measurement, (2) The International System of Units (SI), (3) The Metre (Length/Area), (4) The Litre (Volume/Capacity), (5) Grams and Kilograms (9) Using Metrics in Clothing Labs--Metric Chef's Hat, and (10) Windows and Window Treatment. The appendixes include: Metric Test, Metric for Preschoolers, Metric Doll (Elementary-Middle School), Introduction to Metrics (Transparency Series), Centimetre Grid, Games, and Bulletin Board Ideas. (HD)
Entry Date: 1977
Accession Number: ED132386
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