Yesterday students rotated through three mass centres where they had to find items in the class that had the same mass as the weight that was left at that particular centre. Would the scales balance? Students really understand that mass means weight and can now relate metric mass units to everyday objects. Bravo!
"I said get the skinny masking tape!"
AA finds a veritable cornucopia of everyday objects that have the mass of 20 grams. Who knew six dominos weigh 20 grams?
"Chipping" in ideas.
CL encourages her group with a power ballad while MB realizes more hollow cubes just won't fit.
When life gives you lemons... This group had to make do with our basketless scale that we had to jerry rig Ikea baggies to.
How many crayons would weigh 20 grams?
