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Area Measurement

Monograph No. 3: June 1975

METRIFICATION – ACTIVITIES, RELATIONSHIPS, and HUMOR

Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association

52 – 57

Area Measurement

James H. Vance

The metric system is a simple, logical way of expressing measures, and less instructional time will be required for teaching the common units of area and for computation and conversion involving these units than was needed under the British system. Thus, more time will be available for developing the major ideas of measurement as they relate to area, and for activities designed to allow students to gain a feeling for the everyday units in real situations.