1.29 Heavy or Light: Measuring Weights
This is Lesson 1.29 (“Heavy or Light? Measuring Weights”) from the Grow Your PALS Program Guide, part of the National FFA Mentoring Program’s Mathematical Applications unit. In this large-group lesson, students define balance and weight, build a working scale from a hanger and egg carton to compare the weights of birdseed and beans, and explore how water affects an object’s weight by comparing dry and wet beans.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define the words balance and weight.
- Create a working scale to compare weights of various objects.
- Discuss the affect water has on the weight of an item.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Materials
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- PALS1.29.LG.AS.A
- One egg carton per pair of students
- One hanger per pair of students
- Scissors
- One baggie of birdseed for each pair
- One baggie of dry beans per pair
- One baggie of wet beans per pair
- Optional other materials to weigh
- Various instruments used to measure weight
- PALS1.29.LG.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Unit
- Mathematical Applications
- Lesson Type
- Large Group
- Precepts
- B. Relationships; B2. Interact and work with others
- Key Terms
- Weight, Balance, Compare
- Resources
- National FFA Organization. (2003). LifeKnowledge Precepts and Signs of Success.
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.01.02.02.cEngage others in conversations to respond to an obstacle when completing a task.
- NM-MEA.PK-2.1Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems and Processes of Measurement.
- NM-MEA.PK-2.2Apply Appropriate Techniques, Tools and Formulas to Determine Measurements
- NS.K-4.1Science as Inquiry
- NS.K-4.2Physical Science