1. Mini-Lesson with Cornell notes
Topic: How are mass, weight and volume different?
Learning Target: I can distinguish between mass, weight and volume.

2. Mini-Lesson with Cornell notes
Structure for note taking
Notes on the right
Questions or highlights on the left
Summary at the bottom
Learning with Cornell Notes:
After 10 minutes of note taking,
I stop and organize/summarize/ clean-up my notes for 2 minutes
I can ask questions for 2 more minutes.
24 hours later: review your notes
Every day for 7 days, review your notes.

3. The Basics Physical Dimension Variable Unit of Measure Unit Color Key:
Blue: Standard International (S.I.)
Unit for measuring this quantity; are also metric units
Black: Metric unit
Red: English Unit
mass
Kilogram*
gram
weight
Newton*
pounds (lbs)
Ounces (oz.)
volume
Liters (L)*
Cubic centimeters (cm3)
Cubic meters (m3)
Milliliters (mL)
Gallons (gal)
If you weren’t in Science, you might measure this in pounds or ounces. In science, we use the metric unit for weight (a force). The English unit for weight is a pound or ounce.

4. Mass
The amount of matter in an object; it is a property of the object.
Mass is independent of location.
We use a triple beam balance to mass an object.

5. Weight The force that pulls mass toward Earth*.
* Moons and planets and stars have gravitational fields that create the force that we call ‘weight’, so EARTH in the statement above could be the moon, Mars, the Sun, Jupiter
The force that pulls mass toward Earth*.
Weight is dependent upon the gravitational field.
We use a scale to weigh objects.

6. Volume The amount of space occupied by an object. We determine Volume
An object’s size in 3 dimensions.
We determine Volume
By Water displacement
By geometry
By algebraic (fractional) analysis.

7. Debriefing
Mass, Volume and Weight are DIFFERENT dimensional characteristics of a sample.

8. mEARTH = 5 kg A B
mMOON = 5 kg
Compare the mass of box A to the mass of box B.
Compare the weight of box A to the weight of box B.

9. Homework? Find a line graph (any kind) and bring a copy to school next time.