Curated OER
Pendulum Problems
Ninth graders explore how pendulums function. In this pendulums lesson students complete a pendulum lab activity.
Teach Engineering
What Floats Your Boat?
Clay's as good a material as any to build a boat, right? An introductory lesson sets the stage for two activities associated with buoyancy. The first involves building boats out of clay, while the second uses these boats to measure the...
Curated OER
Snappy Thirteen
in this math worksheet, students work on the problems with the basic skills of arithmetic. The context is using the number 13.
Curated OER
Physical Pendulum Lab
Students calculate the moment of inertia of a disc. In this physics instructional activity, students differentiate the two methods used in finding the inertia. They construct their own pendulum for the lab.
Curated OER
The Gravity Of It All-Newton's Laws
Students experiment with the concept of Newton's second law of motion. After building a ramp, they determine whether a large marble or a small marble will move farther, based on Newton's law. Students record their data on the provided....
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Force and Motion
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.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Mass vs. Weight
A tutorial exploring the relationship between mass and weight. The tutorial also explains the difference between the concepts through pictures and examples.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Mass and Weight
Kids learn about mass and weight in the science of physics and the laws of motion including units and measurement. What is the difference between mass and weight?
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Mass vs Weight
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of weight and how to calculate the weight of an object.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Difference Between Mass and Weight
Learn how to distinguish mass and weight from each other using the information in this resource.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Physical Science: Matter, Mass, and Volume
This learning module discusses the definition of matter and what mass and volume measure. Module includes pictures, videos, and review questions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Isotopes and Mass Spectrometry
Tutorial explains isotopes, atomic weight and how isotopes can be detected using mass spectrometry. Examples are given.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Floating and Sinking: Hot Air Balloons
Why do hot air balloons float? This resource from the NOVA Web site offers a series of interactive activities that illustrates the physics of hot air balloons.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Indian Ocean: What Are Mass Amd Weight?
Join Maria and Boris the Astronaut in their journey. Learn about mass, weight, and gravity in space.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Properties of Matter
A video and a short quiz on the properties of matter, covering mass, density, weight, and volume.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating the Effects of Density and Volume of a Cartesian Diver
For this lesson, students will investigate why the Cartesian diver dives and rises in a 2 liter bottle. They will also, through their own discovery, come up with a question and then change one variable and record their results. Students...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Weight?
This article on weight will help you prepare for the AP Physics test. Included are example problems to help you practice.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Masses & Springs
Hang various mass weights on spring scales while you adjust the spring stiffness and damping in this online activity. Slow down the action, take it to another planet, or watch the amount of potential, thermal, and kinetic energy.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Newton's First Law Review
Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for Newton's first law of motion, including the difference between mass and weight.
Other
Conversions for Weight Measurements
This site allows you to convert weight/mass measurements. For example converting tons to grams. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units
PBS
Nova Online: How Many Pearls? A Weight & Volume Game
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...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 5 Ps1 2: Conservation of Matter
On this site, find a variety of materials to help students understand the conservation of matter. Create lessons that allow students to measure and graph quantities that could show even if matter is heated, cooled or combined with other...
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Noodle
In this lesson design and build a structure out of spaghetti and mini marshmallows.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Pirates: What Are Some Forces Around Us?
Covers the meanings of force, friction, and gravity, and the differences between magnetic and elastic spring force, and between weight and mass. The effect of air resistance on an object's motion is also touched upon.