For several years now I have given awards at the IJAS Science Fair to students who have done an outstanding job of using the metric system in their exhibits. I am happy to announce that this year I will once again be offering awards to science fair participants who use the metric system. There are two types of awards for students who use the metric system extensively and correctly in their exhibits. The award for elementary school students consists of an achievement certificate.
Metric progress continues.
Further information about that metric awareness project can be found on the reverse side of this letter. Have students start and complete their projects in metric, and get them to discover their own height and mass in metric units. Students who use metric units by themselves, and not as a conversion from inch-pound units, will be better prepared for the increasingly metric world they will inherit. It will pay off as the United States continues to join the metric community of nations. There was a quiet lull in the room.