Mass and weight

  • Finding Out!
    problem

    Finding Out!

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    Explore all aspects of measurement in this activity.
  • Pies
    problem

    Pies

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    Grandma found her pie balanced on the scale with two weights and a quarter of a pie. So how heavy was each pie?
  • Money Measure
    problem

    Money Measure

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    How can you use just one weighing to find out which box contains the lighter ten coins out of the ten boxes?
  • Small tomato seedlings in pink pots.
    problem

    Flapjack

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level

    A recipe for flapjacks calls for a certain quantity of butter, sugar and oats. Given the amount of these ingredients I have, how many flapjacks can I make?

  • Small tomato seedlings in yellow pots.
    problem

    Grandpa's Rock Cakes

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level

    Grandpa made a super-heavy rock cake. Five people have guessed the weight of the cake. Can you work out the weight of his cake?

  • Caught in the Web
    problem

    Caught in the Web

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level

    Can you estimate the mass of insects caught by spiders in the UK each year?

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