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Curated OER

Masses and Weights

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the concept of weight and mass and the importance of units. Using a balance, they determine the weight of various objects in the unit of "pebbles" and in grams.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Heavyweight Champion

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify what mass is and how to measure an object with a balance in gram units. Students identify weight and how to measure with a spring scale in units of force. Students compare the masses of two objects by placing each on...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making It Balance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to story, "The 100-Pound Problem," compare their weight with character in story, and weigh different classroom items using nonstandard units and standard units. They experiment with different items that can make scale...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Much Does a Bear Weigh?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students estimate how many children in their class it would take to equal the mass of one adult bear. They then weigh and record their measurement on a chart to check their estimate.
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Curated OER

Air Is there

For Teachers K - 5th
Students experiment to observe air and its mass.  In this air lesson, students use the scientific method to complete experiments that demonstrate the properties of air. Students view a video as follow-up.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Will It Sink or Float?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students perform experiments to see if items will sink or float. In this sink or float lesson, students work in groups to make predictions, and record the results. After the experiments are complete students make a book of the results.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rules of Force and Motion

For Teachers K - 5th
Students view a video and complete experiments with force and motion.  In this force and motion instructional activity, students examine small pieces and how they affect the motion of a toy car.  Students also experiment with...
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Curated OER

Rocks, Rocks, Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars are introduced to how the different types of rocks formed. As a class, they are read a book about rocks and create a list of what they already know about them. Using examples of rocks they find around the school, they...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Physics Post-Lab

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore physics. In this science lesson, students discuss physics in their everyday lives. Students complete a physics worksheet.
Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Mass and Weight

For Students K - 1st
What is mass? What is weight? Illustrated discussion of mass and weight including how they are measured.
Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Gravity

For Students K - 1st
Peruse this resource to learn about gravity, its importance, the Universal Law of Gravitation, the difference between mass and weight, and more fun facts.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Introduction to Matter

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a basic introduction to the properties of matter, mass, and weight. It discusses the physical properties of objects.
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.
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: May the Forces of Push and Pull Be With You!

For Teachers K - 1st
Read, brainstorm, drag objects, erase to reveal answers, and move weights on a balance scale to learn about forces, mass, gravity, weight, and balance in this activity created by SMART.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Submarine Race Experiment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Balance the force of gravity with the force of the expanding gasses created by mixing baking soda and vinegar. Create a soda bottle submarine that sinks to the bottom of the bathtub and then rises back to the surface.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Boats Afloat Experiment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Estimate how many pennies a flatboat made of aluminum foil will hold, then test your hypothesis.

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