Monograph No. 3: June 1975
METRIFICATION – ACTIVITIES, RELATIONSHIPS, and HUMOR
Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association
18 – 22
David F. Robitaille
Many teachers are apprehensive about teaching the metric system of measurement. Such worries are due, in large part, to two underlying causes: an unfamiliarity with the metric system, and a feeling that a whole new set of teaching techniques is required for teaching the metric system.