2. WHAT IS MASS MEASURED IN?
Mass is measured in Grams and Kilograms.
G and kG.
1000g = 1kg
Therefore, 100g = 0.1 kg
Because it takes 10 100g to reach 1 kg!
Partner exercise: What would 500g be in kg’s?
3. WHAT IS MASS MEASURED WITH?
Mass is measured with all types of SCALES!
Small, medium and big scales or even a balance scale
For example:
a kitchen scale measures the weight of little things like a cube of sugar
5g
an airport scale measures the weight of a persons carry on baggage
7kg
a bathroom scale measures the weight of a person 65kg
An apple on one end of a balance scale and an orange on the other,
which is heavier?
4.
5. WHEN WILL YOU USE G AND KG TO
MEASURE MASS? WHAT IS THE
IMPORTANCE?
• To decide between which items are MORE or LESS heavy than
each other or if they’re the same.
• It helps you measure the weight of things.
• Examples are: Proportions of ingredients when making food.
Whether you can lift something yourself or if you need help.
Whether or not you’re within the weight required to bring your
luggage on the plane. Which bag to chose for you post office
parcel.
6. MASS
• Please view this short presentation of MASS. Once viewed you
are able to move onto the online game!
• http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1225604/how-heavy-
is-that-
