Gravitation Activity 6

Activity No # 6 Understanding weight and mass

 * Estimated Time - 40 minutes
 * Materials/ Resources needed - Projector, computer
 * Prerequisites/Instructions, if any
 * Multimedia resources


 * Website interactives/ links/ simulations
 * Process (How to do the activity)
 * 1) After playing the video, discuss the following questions with the students
 * Developmental Questions (What discussion questions)
 * 1) What does mass represent?
 * 2) What is weight? (Effect of Earth's gravitational force on the mass)
 * 3) Is weight a force? How can you say?
 * 4) Why would the weight of a body vary in various parts of the Earth?
 * 5) The units may be a little confusing; and we can take up the discussion again
 * Evaluation (Questions for assessment of the child)
 * Question Corner