Teachables Mass Theme Kit

This comprehensive Mass Theme Kit is a must-have for primary classrooms exploring the concept of mass. Supplied in a durable storage container, it offers a complete set of commonly used resources including a variety of weights, balances, and scales, making it perfect for rotation or sharing between students. The kit's versatile contents enable teachers to tailor investigations according to individual school needs, supporting hands-on learning through measurement and comparison activities. Featuring both traditional and spring balances with capacities ranging from 250g to 5kg, alongside kitchen and bathroom scales, students gain practical experience handling real-world measuring instruments. The inclusion of stacking and metal weights provides opportunities to develop precision and an understanding of mass in multiple contexts, fostering inquiry and problem-solving skills. This kit is designed to build student confidence as they compare and contrast different mass measurement tools and develop their mathematical vocabulary related to weight and mass.

Educational Benefits:

• Enhances understanding of mass through hands-on exploration with varied weights and balances.
• Supports development of measurement skills using both analogue and digital scales.
• Encourages comparison and estimation strategies involving mass and weight.
• Promotes scientific inquiry and data recording through practical investigations.

Classroom Ideas:

• Set up rotation stations where students measure objects using different balances and scales.
• Use stacking weights for estimating and comparing combined masses.
• Incorporate weighing tasks in real-life contexts such as cooking or classroom experiments.
• Challenge students to record, compare and graph masses of various classroom items.

Information:

• Ages: Suitable for Primary school students
• Includes: Weights (general purpose, stacking, hex, metal), Primary Balance, spring balances (250g to 5kg), bathroom scales, kitchen scales, and storage container