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GUM: More, Less, or the Same?
Students confirm the law of conservation of matter by weighing chewing gum before and after it is chewed.
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Can You Find the Difference?
Students create their own balance to determine a difference in the weight (and composition) of cents made in different years.
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Modus Operandi
In this fingerprint worksheet students complete a worksheet on their physical attributes and place their fingerprints on the paper.
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Weight And Mass Conversions
In this conversions worksheet, students complete 8 problems where they convert amounts of weight and mass including pounds, tons, ounces, milligrams, and more.
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CD Slide
High schoolers 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.
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Get a Lift!
Pupils explain the principles of flight. In this physics lesson plan, students perform a series of exploration activity on Bernoulli's principle. They relate this principle to airplane flight.
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Measure Your Body
Students measure their bodies. In this math lesson, students record their height and weight. Students measure themselves in six months and observe any changes.
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Weightlessness
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.
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Create your own thermometer
Students participate in an activity where they build a calibrated thermometer. In this thermometer lesson students complete this activity and take notes.
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Length, Weight and Measures
Learners complete measurement activities. In this measurement lesson, students watch online clips about measurements. Learners view items and discuss taking measurements of them. Students discuss what units of measurement and equipment...
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Bison Eating
Fifth graders use metric measurement to study the amount a bison eats. In this measurement lesson, 5th graders watch a video about bison and discuss the amount of food they eat. Students weigh their food trays at lunch and complete a...
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Mass vs. Weight
Students make generalizations about weight and mass by engaging in two hands-on experiments. In this weight and mass lesson plan, students weigh both an empty beaker and beakers with various amounts of weight inside of them in order to...
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Sports and Geometry
Learners investigate shapes in sports. In this geometry lesson, students identify geometric shapes in sports equipment, fields, etc. Learners present their findings.
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Weight
In this weight measurements activity, students identify each picture and then estimate how much the object weighs. Students circle the answer in ounces and pounds that gives the best estimate for the 9 problems.
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Weight
In this estimate weight instructional activity, students study the illustrated image and estimate how much the object weighs. Students circle the best estimate for the 9 problems.
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Metrics in the Home and in the Store
Students investigate metric measurement. For this geometry lesson plan, students discover metric measurements of everyday objects as they compare them to US measurements.
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Matter
In this matter worksheet, students unscramble 11 terms associated with the different forms of matter and how matter is measured.
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Experiments
In this experiments instructional activity, students determine the weight and mass of different objects. Students review variables in an experiment. This instructional activity has 8 short answer questions and 11 problems to solve.
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Work Problems
In this work worksheet, students determine how much work or how much force is required to move objects of specific weight a certain distance. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
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Measuring Weight in the Metric System
In this metric system activity, students complete a kilogram and gram table using the conversion table for help. Students then convert the given measurements and finish with several measurement conversion word problems.
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Working with Weight: Math Practice
In this weight worksheet, students solve 6 equations using weight and 5 similar word problems. Problems use addition and subtraction.
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How Can You Use Tools to Observe?
In this observation tools worksheet, students will compare how a lens, a ruler, and a balance can help them learn about the properties of objects. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Estimate Weight or Volume
In this estimation with weight and volume worksheet, 5th graders solve and complete 6 problems that include estimating objects. First, they determine which item illustrated weighs more. Then, students determine which figure illustrated...
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Adding Units of Measurement
In this units of measurement worksheet, 7th graders solve 10 different problems that contain adding various forms of unit of measurement. They add days and minutes and days and hours. Then, students add pounds and ounces to pounds in...