Monograph No. 3: June 1975
METRIFICATION – ACTIVITIES, RELATIONSHIPS, and HUMOR
Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association
52 – 57
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.