Why to young people act the way they do? Scholars investigate the stages of adolescent development incorporating high school psychology techniques. Using research from the American Psychological Association, they uncover the five areas...

An introduction course to weight lifting focusing on proper technique and understanding the biomechanics involved in the exercises. Curriculum includes a calendar, lecture notes, suggested reading, and video demonstrations.

Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of weight and capacity in the Customary System. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page...

Site from HyperPhysics dealing with the topic of mass and weight. In addition the site deals with weightlessness. The numerous links to other pages help the student see how ideas are interrelated.

Several learning modules that explain the difference between mass and weight. Each module includes a video introduction and detailed lesson plan.

In addition to discussing the ineffectual and often dangerous nature of diet pills and other weight-loss supplements, this article reviews many popular weight-loss products. Included are links to articles on losing weight without pills,...

Your weight -- whether too high or too low -- can affect your ability to get pregnant. Being overweight or underweight can also cause problems during your pregnancy. Reaching a healthy weight can help you get pregnant and improve your...

From the Exploratorium Museum. Includes an interactive feature in which a visitor enters their weight on earth and has their weight on other planets computed and displayed. Discusses the distinction between mass and weight and describes...

This interactive resource from the Exploratorium calculates your weight on other bodies in our solar system and offers an explanation of mass and weight and the relationship between gravity, mass, and distance.

Students conduct a hands-on investigation to determine how matter, changing state, effects the property of weight. Students will collect data and graph their results. Resources include step by step instructions, a data worksheet, videos...

As your mom and dad always tell you, a healthy diet is important to good health. This project is designed to see what happens to mice when they are allowed to load up on sugary snacks. Do you think that they will gain excess weight? Do...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of weight and how to calculate the weight of an object.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video and practice questions on how to read the scales for two items and record the weights in compound metric units. [1:22]

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video and practice questions on how to read a scale and record the weight in compound metric units. [1:08]

Learn how the air pressure in tires can be used to determine the weight of an automobile.

A tutorial exploring the relationship between mass and weight. The tutorial also explains the difference between the concepts through pictures and examples.

Activities to practice understanding weight.

Use this 7-problem quiz/practice to help understand what happens in subdivision with different weights

This 7-problem quiz/practice helps students understand how different weights effect the subdivision shape.

This is 4-problem quiz/practice. What of the following weights could be used for the subdivision algorithm to give us a fractal?

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert and identify equivalent customary units of weight.

Students learn the difference between weight and mass. Practice problems are included to check for comprehension of the concept.

Apparent weight is explored in this tutorial. Definitions and examples are provided.

Sixth graders will be using a hands-on approach to learning about length, capacity and weight.