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Weight
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2. Let’s Review
Weight is the measurement of the pull of gravity on an object…. It changes depending where you are in space!
Mass is a measurement of the amount of matter something contains…. It doesn’t change no matter where you are in space!
Has a weight calculator based on which planet you are on:

3. Let’s Review grams pounds milligrams kilograms tons ounces
What terms have you heard when measuring weight?
grams
pounds
milligrams
kilograms
tons
ounces

4. Let’s Learn… pounds tons ounces Customary Weight (used in the USA)
Place the measurements in order from lightest to heaviest.
pounds
tons
ounces

5. Let’s Learn… about Customary Weight
About how much does it weigh?
ounce
pound
ton

6. Let’s Learn…
The reference sheet…..
Smaller
Smallest
Greater

7. Let’s Learn… grams kilograms milligrams
Metric Weight (used internationally and in science)
Place the measurements in order from lightest to heaviest.
grams
kilograms
milligrams

8. Let’s Learn…
The reference sheet…..
Smaller
Smallest
Greater

9. Solve the Weight Problems
Try it Out!

10. Select the object that is about a 1 gram in weight.
Ⓐ The weight of a small paperclip
Ⓑ The weight of a soda bottle
Ⓒ The weight of a cell phone
Ⓓ The weight of a notebook B

11. The horse weighs 1 2 of a ton, how many pounds would he weigh?
Half of 2000 pounds is 1000 pounds = 16,000 ounces