1. W EIGHT AND M ASS S ONG By Miss O. To the Tune of “Skip to My Lou”

2. W E HAVE WEIGHT BECAUSE OF GRAVITY W EIGHT MEASUREMENTS ARE CUSTOMARY W E HAVE WEIGHT BECAUSE OF GRAVITY OUNCES, POUNDS, AND TONS

3. 16 OUNCES IN 1 POUND 16 OUNCES IN 1 POUND 16 OUNCES IN 1 POUND A POUND ’ S BOUT THE WEIGHT OF A KITTEN

4. 2,000 POUNDS IN 1 TON 2,000 POUNDS IN 1 TON 2,000 POUNDS IN 1 TON 1 T ON ’ S BOUT THE WEIGHT OF A HORSE

5. Y OUR WEIGHT IS DIFFERENT ON OTHER PLANETS W EIGHT MEASUREMENTS ARE CUSTOMARY W E HAVE WEIGHT BECAUSE OF GRAVITY OUNCES, POUNDS, AND TONS

6. M ASS IS BASED ON HOW MUCH SPACE M ASS MEASUREMENTS ARE THE METRIC WAY M ASS IS MEASURED BY HOW MUCH SPACE AN OBJECT TAKES M EASURE WITH GRAMS AND KILOGRAMS

7. 1 GRAM IS VERY SMALL T HINK OF A GRAPE, A PAPERCLIP — THAT ’ S ALL A GRAM DOESN ’ T CHANGE IF YOU ARE IN SPACE G RAMS WOULD MEASURE A SHOE LACE

8. 1,000 GRAMS IN A KILOGRAM 1,000 GRAMS IN A KILOGRAM 1,000 GRAMS IN A KILOGRAM A KILOGRAM ’ S BOUT THE SIZE OF A HEAVY BOOK