Weight Stations - measuring objects' mass/weight in pounds/ounces, kilograms/grams
Pounds and Ounces
Section: 2.11, b
Time: 20 minutes
"More or Less than a Pound?"
Materials: Worksheet, pencils
Students will...
Description: read the sheet and estimate which objects, based on the one-pound examples in the introduction, weigh more or less than one pound.
Teachers will...
Formative Assessment: watch and listen as students work, answering any questions.
Summative Assessment: collect and evaluate worksheets for completeness and correctness.
Source: Measurement mania: Pounds. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.education.com/files/407301_407400/407331/file_407331.pdfhttp://www.education.com/worksheet/article/measurement-mania-pounds/
Time: 20 minutes
"More or Less than a Pound?"
Materials: Worksheet, pencils
Students will...
Description: read the sheet and estimate which objects, based on the one-pound examples in the introduction, weigh more or less than one pound.
Teachers will...
Formative Assessment: watch and listen as students work, answering any questions.
Summative Assessment: collect and evaluate worksheets for completeness and correctness.
Source: Measurement mania: Pounds. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.education.com/files/407301_407400/407331/file_407331.pdfhttp://www.education.com/worksheet/article/measurement-mania-pounds/
Kilograms and Grams
Section: 2.11, b
Time: 20 minutes
"Choosing Grams or Kilograms"
Materials: Worksheet, pencils, areas of the table labeled grams and kilograms, objects from the classroom.
Students will...
Description: read the sheet and decide whether different objects at their table may be best measured with grams or kilograms, listing which objects they placed under each category.
Teachers will...
Formative Assessment: watch and listen as students arrange objects into the separate areas of their table, answering any questions they raise and noting those who seem to be struggling or lost.
Summative Assessment: collect and grade students' lists for correctness and completeness.
Choosing grams or kilograms. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/factsheet/ma24weig-e3-f-grams-or-kilograms
Time: 20 minutes
"Choosing Grams or Kilograms"
Materials: Worksheet, pencils, areas of the table labeled grams and kilograms, objects from the classroom.
Students will...
Description: read the sheet and decide whether different objects at their table may be best measured with grams or kilograms, listing which objects they placed under each category.
Teachers will...
Formative Assessment: watch and listen as students arrange objects into the separate areas of their table, answering any questions they raise and noting those who seem to be struggling or lost.
Summative Assessment: collect and grade students' lists for correctness and completeness.
Choosing grams or kilograms. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/factsheet/ma24weig-e3-f-grams-or-kilograms
Estimating Weights
Section: 2.11, b
Time: 20 minutes
"Choosing Grams or Kilograms"
Materials: Worksheet, pencils, areas of the table labeled grams and kilograms.
Students will...
Description: choose which weight is the best estimation for each object.
Teachers will...
Formative Assessment: watch and listen as students answer these problems, noting which students are struggling.
Summative Assessment: answer these problems as a class, then collect and grade students' worksheets for correctness and completeness.
Source: Estimating weight. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/measure-weight-lbs-oz.html
Time: 20 minutes
"Choosing Grams or Kilograms"
Materials: Worksheet, pencils, areas of the table labeled grams and kilograms.
Students will...
Description: choose which weight is the best estimation for each object.
Teachers will...
Formative Assessment: watch and listen as students answer these problems, noting which students are struggling.
Summative Assessment: answer these problems as a class, then collect and grade students' worksheets for correctness and completeness.
Source: Estimating weight. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/measure-weight-lbs-oz.html