This report examines educational aspects of the conversion to the metric system of measurement in the United States. Statements of positions on metrication and basic mathematical skills are given from various groups. Base units, symbols, prefixes, and style of the metric system are outlined. Guidelines for teaching metric concepts are given,…

This booklet contains a brief introduction to the use of the metric system. Topics covered include: (1) what is the metric system; (2) how to think metric; (3) some advantages of the metric system; (4) basics of the metric system; (5) how to measure length, area, volume, mass and temperature the metric way; (6) some simple calculations using…

DESCRIBED ARE LABORATORY EXERCISES IN OCEANOGRAPHY DEVELOPED FOR USE IN HIGH SCHOOLS BY THE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE 1967 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) SUMMER INSTITUTE IN OCEANOGRAPHY AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY. INCLUDED ARE SUCH ACTIVITIES AS (1) THE MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE, WATER VAPOR, PRESSURE, SALINITY, DENSITY, AND OTHERS,…

This annotated bibliography was designed to acquaint educators with ERIC documents which provide information on teaching minority group children. It is divided into five sections: the first contains studies of the problems of educating minority groups in general, and the other four deal separatively with teaching American Indians,…

THIS 2-WEEK TEACHING UNIT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CONTAINS TWO OUTLINES FOR LESSONS, "HOW HIGH THE COST OF PREJUDICE" AND "HOW DO WE SAFEGUARD LIBERTY BY LAW." EACH UNIT LESSON CONTAINS SUGGESTIONS FOR CLASSROOM DISCUSSION AND ACTIVITIES AND RECOMMENDED READINGS FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND PUPILS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE 12 BRIEF CASE…

These materials are designed especially for the low achieving student in mathematics. The booklet contains numerous sports-related exercises which have been prepared as examples of supplementary worksheets. The exercises are designed to take advantage of the student's interest in sports. Materials for this booklet, including the worksheets which…

Materials for inservice and preservice teacher education were developed by home economics specialists for use by teachers and college students. The paper attempts to clarify some typical questions confronting teachers of all subject matter areas as they consider incorporating programed instruction in their classes. Using a question-answer format…

Summers' annotated bibliographies of secondary reading (1963, 1964), "Review of Educational Research,""Journal of Reading," ERIC/CRIER, and "Research in Education" are listed as resources for all phases of reading. A shifting of trends in the nature and scope of research topics in secondary reading is noted, with diagnosis and treatment,…

A partial index to selected outdoor recreation literature received by the Department of the Interior Library during 1966 provides 991 abstracts retrievable by subject index, name index, geographic index, and publications appendices. Subject categories include outdoor recreation resources, administration of resources and programs, recreation users'…

"Developmental growth" and "average" are two concepts that can be recognized in teachers as well as in students. Inservice teacher training programs must be planned to allow for individual abilities and individual growth. A carefully structured program will (1) fit the program to the personnel, (2) extend over a long time period, (3) have…

Statutory and voluntary organizations that provide environmental information and educational services are listed alphabetically for England, Scotland, and Wales. Each entry includes the address and phone number of the organization, classification of organization by topics, and miscellaneous information such as age level of material, availability…

A guide for using an abacus is accompanied by a heavy-duty paper abacus. The guide includes instruction in how to represent numbers on an abacus as well as in place value, addition, carrying, subtraction, and borrowing. Diagrams are used throughout the guide and a brief English-Spanish vocabulary list specific to the use of the abacus is included.…

This publication lists 40 places in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area that could be visited on an environmental field trip. The sites are placed into five categories: (1) Air Monitoring; (2) Ecology and Nature Study; (3) Solid Waste Management; (4) Wastewater Treatment; and (5) Water Supply. Each entry includes name, address, and phone number…

This manual is one of a series developed for public education on smoke detectors. First, basic facts are given including guidelines for selection and purchasing, installation, maintenance, and what to do if the alarm goes off. Second, five case studies are presented which are examples of public education programs. (The script to one slide…

This is a collection of articles dealing with mathematical applications for use by high school teachers and students. The articles are intended to illustrate several themes: (1) how mathematics is applied via construction of mathematical models; (2) the various types of activities in applied mathematics; (3) the role of pure mathematics in applied…