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Recognise the need for a formal unit to measure mass
Identify familiar objects that have a mass of about one kilogram
Find objects that have an estimated mass of more than, less than and about the same as one kilogram and check by comparing to a 1 kg mass
Equipment
Equipment
Indoor or outdoor playing area
Fabric, string, sand
Tape measure
Measuring scales
Pencils and paper
Activity set-up
Activity set-up
Set up tables with equipment needed to make shot puts.
Set up throw line.
How to play
How to play
Students make a 1 kilogram shot and then participate in a shot put competition.
Students make a 1 kilogram shot by putting sand in a piece of fabric or old pillow case and tying very firmly with string.
Students putt the 1 kilogram shot and estimate then measure the distance thrown.
Having a metre ruler available as a visual support may assist students to estimate distance.
Variations
Variations
Students predict, then measure, how far a 2 kilogram shot can be thrown.
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