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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: http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/weightvmass.html

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

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

Let’s Learn… about Customary Weight About how much does it weigh? ounce pound ton http://www.virtualnerd.com/tutorials/?id=Gr6_02_02_0002

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

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

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

Solve the Weight Problems Try it Out!

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

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