Mass and weight

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Finding Out!

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Explore all aspects of measurement in this activity.
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Pies

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Grandma found her pie balanced on the scale with two weights and a quarter of a pie. So how heavy was each pie?
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Money Measure

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

How can you use just one weighing to find out which box contains the lighter ten coins out of the ten boxes?
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Flapjack

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

A recipe for flapjacks calls for a certain quantity of butter, sugar and oats. Given the amount of these ingredients I have, how many flapjacks can I make?
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Grandpa's Rock Cakes

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Grandpa made a super-heavy rock cake. Five people have guessed the weight of the cake. Can you work out the weight of his cake?
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Caught in the Web

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Can you estimate the mass of insects caught by spiders in the UK each year?
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Weigh to Go

This article for teachers recounts the history of measurement, encouraging it to be used as a spring board for cross-curricular activity.
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Measure for Measure

This article, written for students, looks at how some measuring units and devices were developed.
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2010: A Year of Investigations

This article for teachers suggests ideas for activities built around 10 and 2010.
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Working With Dinosaurs

This article for teachers suggests ways in which dinosaurs can be a great context for discussing measurement.