Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Mass, Speed, & Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking to review how kinetic energy is related to mass and speed? This video lesson review the concept of kinetic energy, mass, and speed with both definitions and problems. Problems are work through step-by-step so you can review how...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Measuring Mass

For Students 9th - 10th
An introductory lesson on measuring mass, which also shows several tools with which to measure mass.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Reporting Mass Measurements

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial explains how to measure mass accurately on different types of measuring instruments.
Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Weight or Mass?

For Students 6th - 8th
Students learn the difference between weight and mass. Practice problems are included to check for comprehension of the concept.
Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Us Standard Mass (Weight)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Students learn about standard units of mass. Topics include ounce, pound, and ton. Practice problems are included to check for comprehension of the concept.
Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Activity: Discover Mass (Weight)

For Students 3rd - 5th
The learning activity explores weight. Students weight different items and compare their mass from smallest to largest.
Interactive
Visual Fractions

Visual Fractions: Platform Scale Addition

For Students 3rd - 8th
Weigh five little creatures on a metric scale, and add to find their total mass to the hundredths place as each one joins the group. A timer calculates your speed of computation.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Physics Quizzes: Newton's Three Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Assess your understanding of Newton's three laws of motion and the ability to distinguish between the three with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Receive immediate feedback to your answers.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Physics Quizzes: Force, Mass Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
Assess your understanding of force, mass and acceleration and the relationship amongst the three with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is offered.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Science Quizzes: Momentum and Impulse

For Students 9th - 10th
Assess your understanding of the properties of momentum and impulse with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is provided.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Matter Properties Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take an interactive quiz over the properties of matter. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review
Unit Plan
Other

Particle Adventure Dutch Version

For Students 9th - 10th
Dutch version of the well-known "Particle Adventure" physics website that teaches students about atoms, mass, particle physics, and quantum physics. The site discusses theories related to physics and provides other links related to the...
Handout
Other

All math.com: Us/metric Conversion Tables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Convert metric measurements to U.S. Measurements and the reverse, too. Easy to follow tables have sections for area, length, mass,temperature and volume.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Body Mass What's Your Index? (Pdf)

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
If you like tackling formulas, then this math challenge is for you. See if you can calculate Helix's BMI (body mass index) and find out if his health is at risk. A one page NCTM Math Challenges for Families activity that engages learners...
Interactive
PBS

Nova Online: How Many Pearls? A Weight & Volume Game

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This interactive game has students apply skills in estimation, measurement, and basic addition using pearls. Students are asked to estimate the number of pearls in a treasure chest by making predictions and using number sense. The skills...
Activity
Teachers TryScience

Teachers Try Science: Gravity in Action

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here is a hands-on experiment that lets you discover how and why gravity works by making your own little parachutes.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Appropriate Metric Units of Mass or Capacity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Choose the appropriate metric units of mass or capacity given various measurement situations.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Momentum

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of momentum and how it relates to mass and velocity, and calculating momentum.
Interactive
Chateau Meddybemps

Chateau Meddybemps: Teeter Totter Experiments

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Practice comparing mass by trying the Teeter Totter Experiment. Watch the teeter totter move up and down as you compare Marcus to each animal.
Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Potential Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
The concept of potential energy is explained along with the two forms of potential energy: elastic and gravitational. Discusses what gravitational potential energy is, explains the direct relationship between it and mass and height, and...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Measuring and Comparing Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students will measure a variety of different materials from the classroom to determine how much matter is found in these materials then determine the mass of these materials using the same volume for each. The data will...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Newton's Second Law: How Does Acceleration Change With Varying Forces?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab activity, students investigate the effects of changing force on the acceleration of a lab cart testing Newton's Second Law of Motion. They will use distance and time to calculate velocity and create a graph representing their...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Walk the Planck

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine the amount of mass that you must place on a plank to allow you to walk to the end of the plank without cause it to rotate off the ship. An accompanying video explains the problem: https://youtu.be/1dFQL45hlkc
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Dump Tower Level 4

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will try to determine the mass of a planet based on the falling of an object from the top of a garish tower.