Turn a nighttime toe stubbing into an informative discussion about the properties of matter. An intriguing physical science video encourages learners to use their knowledge of matter and mass to identify a mystery object based on its shape, weight, and measurements.

Concepts

measurement, matter, properties of matter, making observations, the metric system, mass

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Encourage learners to watch the video at home or in a computer lab before coming to class to discuss what they have learned
• Blindfold young scientists and have them feel a classroom object, letting them guess what the object could be based on its size and weight (vary the objects to make the activity trickier!)
• Use the video to introduce your upcoming experiment about mass and matter

Classroom Considerations

• Begins with a 30 second advertisement that you can't skip

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Uses an applicable real-world example to explain a complex idea from physical science
• Host is funny and engaging

Cons

• None