Materials and Resources
Printed Materials

• Student worksheets for metrics activities

• Metric scales
• Containers for volume
• Celsius thermometers
• Drinking straws of varying lengths 

Internet Resources

• “The Metric System” by Edward Willett
  www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/metric.htm*
  General information about the metric system
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
  http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/200/202/lc1136a.htm*
  Lots of information about the metric system and its international importance

• Scientists or other guests to speak about their use of metrics

• Computers for research and to create multimedia and publishing documents
• Projection system to share multimedia presentations with others
• Digital cameras to take pictures of objects to insert into multimedia presentations

Technology—Software

• Multimedia software to create student presentations
• Internet connectivity to aid in researching for information to include in brochures
• Desktop publishing software for creating brochures
• Web page development software for gifted students to create class Web pages

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