Weight
This section weighs in as one of our best, there's plenty on grams, kilograms, scales and comparing and estimating weight.
Animal weigh in - imperial weights
Use this activity to teach and consolidate the understanding of pounds and ounces.
This is a slightly ancient activity from the BBC and it does require the Adobe Shockwave plug-in.
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Mostly Postie game
3 games to try. Read a scale with answers limited to kg and half kg. Also weigh letters with answers limited to multiples of 50g and a multiples of 10g game is also provided from ICT games. Great.
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Non standard units on the balance
Very useful, the teacher should question to achieve the best from this activity.
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Scales
A great channel 4 activity which sits comfortably in a numbers lesson too.
Requires the Adobe Shockwave player.
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Scales reader
A number of ICT games. Upto 50g with halves. Up to 500g, 1kg, 6kg with decimals. Great for weighing and reading scales from upper Ks1.
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Simple scale reading
A lovely Crick activity which encourages scale reading by weighing toys.
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Weighing animals
A classic see-saw weighing activity. When Teacher led - works a treat. How many monkeys does it take to balance a zebra etc...
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Weight activities
Lots of weight-based problem solving activities here. Another smashing activity.
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