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Curated OER

Hyper Physics: Mass, Weight, and Weightlessness

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Frostburg State University

General Chemistry: Percent Compound in a Mixture

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource contains and example problem and solution of how to compute percent compound within a mixture when given the mixture's mass and element percents.
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.
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Curated OER

Hyper Physics: Mass, Weight, and Weightlessness

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Website
Primary Resources

Primary Resources: Measures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A huge collection of teacher resources to aide in the teaching of all types of metric measurement: length, distance, mass, weight, capacity, and volume. Activities include measuring, estimating, converting, investigating, and finding...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hanging Around

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students learn about weight by building a spring scale and observing how it responds to objects with different masses.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: What Being Overweight Means?

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information about obesity, and the importance of weight control.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Intimate Machine: Weighing In

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Explore the "intelligent floor," which contains sensors that can track movements, and emulate the weighing technique associated with this technology. Explore the relationship between volume and mass and the difference between accuracy...
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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...
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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.
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.
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National Institutes of Health

Nih: Body Mass Index

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter your height and weight and determine your body mass index. Compare your index to the BMI categories and learn if you are underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese.
Article
Scholastic

Scholastic News: Week of 4 1 13: Is the Kilogram Gaining Weight?

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A metal cylinder used for setting the international standard of the kilogram has been slowly gaining mass over the years. This article describes the impact of that mass gain and what scientists are doing to shrink it back to size.
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Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Masa Y Peso

For Students 9th - 10th
Is the mass the same as the weight? Try this little experiment to find out the answer.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Conversion of Ounces Into Pounds and Ounces

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to convert weight from ounces into pounds and ounces. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [1:37] and a set of...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Conversion of Pounds and Ounces Into Ounces

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to convert weight from pounds and ounces into just ounces. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [1:05] and a set...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mechanics Mania

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Through ten lessons and numerous activities, students explore the natural universal rules engineers and physicists use to understand how things move and stay still. Together, these rules are called "mechanics." The study of mechanics is...
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: The Center of Mass

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This site from the Illinois Institute of Technology provides a lab activity in which students determine the location of the center of mass of an irregularly shaped object. Observations are related to the balancing point of the object....
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: 4.3 Newton's Second Law of Motion: Concept of a System

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define net force, external force, and system; understand Newton's second law of motion; and apply Newton's second law to determine the weight of an object.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Conversions of Measurements in Metric Units

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of length, mass, or capacity by multiplying by powers of ten.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Math Trash

For Teachers 2nd
A lesson where students collect trash, sort, and record the mass in grams. They will use their knowledge of numbers to figure out what category of trash had the most. The biggest idea of the lesson is that students will be more likely to...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Force and Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
In this student-paced module, students apply Newton's Laws of Motion to everyday life, calculate mathematical relationships involving force and motion using algebraic formulas, and understand the difference between mass and weight.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: The International System of Units

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will begin to identify the seven base units of the International System of Units. They will understand the commonly used metric...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Floats Your Boat?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners use modeling clay, a material that is denser than water and thus ordinarily sinks in water, to discover the principle of buoyancy. They begin by designing and building boats out of clay that will float in water, and then refine...

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