Handout
PBS

The Elements

For Teachers 5th - 12th
An attractive handout displays the periodic table of elements in full color. Each group has its own color, and each element is represented by its name, chemical symbol, atomic number, and atomic weight. What makes this periodic table...
Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Sugar Prices

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Sugar rush! For this assessment task, learners interpret points on a scatter plot representing price versus weight for bags of sugar. They then determine the bag that represents the best value.
Assessment
Balanced Assessment

Solar Elements

For Students 6th - 8th
Let your brilliance shine like the sun. Future mathematicians and scientists consider given data on the abundance of different elements in the sun. The assessment task requires consideration of how these different abundances relate to...
Lesson Plan
Kenan Fellows

Isotopic Pennies

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Many people confuse atomic mass and atomic numbers. The sixth of seven lessons in a unit requires scholars to find the weight of different groups of pennies. Then, they must solve how many of each type of penny exists in a closed system...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TRB 3:4 - Investigation 2 - Jump

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders jump with and without weights to reveal data that gravity has more of a pulling force with heavy objects that are on the ground than light objects on the ground. They also identify how their legs felt when they jumped with...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How to Weigh a Car with a Tire Gauge

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students calculate the weight of a motor vehicle using only a sheet of graph paper and a tire gauge. Extensions provided offer additional challenges.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Weightlessness

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study weight, force and mass as it pertains to the earths pull.  In this weightlessness lesson students are divided into groups and complete an activity. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Much Do You Really Weigh?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders check to see how their weights differ if they weighed themselves on different planets. They record their findings on a data sheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gravity

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the characteristics of gravity. They discuss gravity on Earth and then use cereal boxes to research and compare the weight of objects on Earth to the weight of those objects on other planets.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

CD Slide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify the different types of friction. In this physics lesson, students explain how weight affects friction. They calculate normal force and coefficient of friction using a mathematical formula.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning Lesson: A Pressing Engagement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners complete experiments in which they discover the effect of the weight of the air above them. They use different weights of paper to complete the experiment. They also examine thunderstorm safety.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Suspension Bridge Construction

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students build a model of a suspension bridge and test the amount of weight it support. They identify different types of bridges: suspension, arch, girder, truss, cantilever, cable-stayed and moveable.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Experiments

For Students 9th - 12th
In this experiments worksheet, students determine the weight and mass of different objects. Students review variables in an experiment. This worksheet has 8 short answer questions and 11 problems to solve.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lightening the Load

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore a study of African women who are able to carry heavy loads by altering their gait; they then conduct experiments that study the relationship between exertion, weight and heart rate.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning Lesson: Heavy Air

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students complete an experiment in which they discover air has weight. They use the same size balloons to explain this concept. They also examine thunderstorm safety.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Four Forces of Flight

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore the four forces of flight. They investigate the four forces of flight: lift, drag, thrust and weight (gravity). They experiment with flight-testing various objects commonly found around the house and constructing paper...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Decimals, Dials & Metric Units

For Students 4th - 7th
In this weight and volume mathematical activity, students calculate the volume and weight in sixteen metric units in litres and millilitres.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Activity #6 'Nothing' Matters: A Demonstration

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students observe the 'pouring' of a gas. They compare the masses (weights) and densities of two gases. Pupils define the following terms: matter, mass, and density. Students answer questions after watching the demonstration.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measure Your Body

For Teachers K - 6th
Students measure their bodies. For this math lesson, students record their height and weight. Students measure themselves in six months and observe any changes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wig-wag Physics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers make observations on the effects of a small, medium and large weight on the movement of a wig-wag apparatus. They use their observations to develop a generalized inference of the effect weight on movement patterns.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Things Fly

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students research the mechanics of flight and create a slideshow with one slide dedicated to each of these topics: lift, drag, thrust, and weight. They create a short quiz regarding the material that they presented and give it to their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurement Mystery

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in an activity measuring length, weight and capacity. They incorporate physical movements to help them explore measurement.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Classroom Desk Graph

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss appropriate units of measure to use when weighing the contents of their desks. They use a scale to weigh different items from their desks. They write down weight in pounds and graph the results using an online...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Classroom Desk Graph

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders choose the appropriate measuring tool by discussing a tool to measure contents in desks. They then use a scale to weigh contents in desks. Next, they study standard units of measurement by writing down the weight in...

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