Introducing Decimal Fractions with the Meterstick.

Ashlock, Robert B.

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ERIC Number: EJ135034

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Publication Date: 1976

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Introducing Decimal Fractions with the Meterstick

Ashlock, Robert B.

Arithmetic Teacher, 23, 3, 201-206, Mar 76

A sequence of seven activities in which metersticks and string are used to measure objects is described. Using this graded series of exercises, decimals less than one can be introduced in a natural way. (SD)

Descriptors: Curriculum, Decimal Fractions, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Metric System

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