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Measurement in the Classroom: A Curriculum
Guide
Weights and Measures Unit
Sponsored by the Michigan Department of Agriculture
and the
National Conference on Weights and Measures
A Message from MDA:
The Michigan Department of Agriculture
is responsible for ensuring that all weights and measures used
in commerce are accurate. This ensures that consumers
get what they pay for and that businesses are able to compete
on a level playing field.
Michigan's Weights and Measures Program, which operates under
the Laboratory Division, participates in the National Conference
on Weights and Measures and is active in setting uniform standards,
model laws, and regulations used nationally.
For general information or to arrange for presentations, please
call the MDA Weights and Measures Program at 517-655-8202.
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A Message from the National Conference
on Weights and Measures:
The National Conference on Weights
and Measures (NCWM) is a standards development organization
for weights and measures regulatory agencies, representatives
of business, industry, trade associations and consumer organizations.
Members of the NCWM come together for the purpose of hearing
and discussing weights and measures issues related to technology,
administration and education.
A major objective of the NCWM is to foster understanding and
cooperation among weights and measures regulatory officials
and all industrial, business and consumer interests. The
Measurement in the Classroom curriculum has been developed as
an educational tool for teachers to help students increase their
knowledge of measurement and its relationship to the world economy. |
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General Information About the Curriculum
Unit: Weights and Measures
Core: Economics
Major: Mathematics
Minor: Science
Recommended Grade Level: 4th
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Related materials available from:
National Institute of
Standards and Technology
Building 820
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
301-975-4003 |
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Laboratory Division
940 Venture Lane
Williamston, MI 48895
517-655-8202 |
U.S. Metric Association
10245 Andasol Avenue
Northridge, CA 91325 |
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Resources:
- Getting What You Pay For
- Providing Quality Services to Consumers
- Weights and Measures Consumer Tips
- Metric Information and Exercises
Resources available from the Michigan Department of Agriculture
or the National Conference on Weights and Measures.
| Premise of Curriculum:
An economically successful marketplace is dependent upon the use of appropriate and accurate measurement standards.
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Objectives of Curriculum:
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Identify methods and units of measurement in U.S. Customary and SI (Metric). |
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Recognize the importance of accurate measurement in the marketplace. |
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Students will be able to relate measurement to daily routines. |
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Motivation:
How much will the students know?
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Begin a discussion by asking how much students know about weights and measures. |
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How does measurement affect them? |
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How does measurement relate to marketplace products from seed to manufacturer to grocer to customer? |
Contents of Curriculum
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