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Mass Unit Identification Worksheet & Activities
After having an understanding of mass through picture books and indirectly understanding lighter - heavier and reading scales via video activities, with simple (indirect) comparison and reading scale tasks, students are encouraged to have a further understanding with more challenging and advanced activities.
Therefore, the identification worksheet has questions about comparison with images for students to virtually imagine the weight (as they did in previous tasks) and numerical data (in read-a-scale tasks) so that students can have a deeper knowledge to compare the weight between objects.
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Interactive activities can be created accordingly to the worksheet such as using a scale and finding 2 or more objects on each side of the scale then weight it and calculating to compare and put it in order from light to heavy.
How does this activity promote learning and 21st century skills?
How does this activity promote learning and 21st century skills?
Communication & Comprehension
Communication & Comprehension
In extending stage, students' activity will be more challenging. Therefore, communication is used in these activities where students and parents ask questions and give answers/solutions to the problem.
Communication is important as children can learn to express their opinion and understand others' expressions. Furthermore, through the worksheet and communication such as "Why do you think this is correct", or "How did you solve this", students can picture again what they have done to solve the problem. Therefore, having a deeper understanding. Communication leads to comprehension.
Collaboration & Inclusion
Collaboration & Inclusion
Worksheets are usually thought to work alone. Yet, parents can create activities to participate with children while solving the problems to teach them collaboration by giving them actual experiences such as giving them objects and asking them to compare, or asking for their opinion so that they can feel that math appears in real life and the more collaboration between parents and students, the more inclusive they feel.
Creativity & Curiosity
Creativity & Curiosity
By coming up with solutions, developing systems, or simply attempting something new, students can develop their creativity. Therefore, parents' communication and collaboration help to stimulate children's curiosity and take actions to learn, discover and solve problems towards what has been experienced to boost their creativity.
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication & comprehension; collaboration & inclusion; creativity & curiosity are the base that creates critical thinking and problem-solving.
This worksheet does not simplify the idea of what has been learned at school but creates a challenge for students to overcome. Such as the picture shows 2kg of objects compared with flour, asking whether the flour bag is equal, heavier, or lighter without giving its mass. Students need all the skills that are listed above to have a deeper understanding that why is it heavier, lighter, or equal.
Parents can also stimulate children by asking more to encourage problem-solving such as "If it is heavier, how much do you think that it is a lot heavier or a little heavier, why?".
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