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A Pound of What?
Part | - How Much is « Pound?
‘Think sbout how heavy the pod your teacher gave you felt. Now create.a bag that you think
‘will weigh about | pound Ds apt tee a scale to create-your bag! Aer you have made your 1
pound baz, weizh your bag usiag the scale provided.
1 Detennine if your beg weighs more than, les than, or equal to one pound. Record your
‘results in the char below.
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Aner #2 ‘Mytag weighs ___a pound
Anam #3 Mytagweighs a pum.
‘2. Listcommmon items from schoo! or home that could be measured wsing pounds.
‘3. Think, could the same items be mencured wing kilograms? Record your thinking below.
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Georg Sars of Excelence Framework \
A Pound of What?
Part 2— What Weighs a Pound?
“You and your parmer are going on a pound scavenger han Usa one of the reference weights
to get an idea of how hesvy one pound is. Then find items around the room that weigh Jess
‘than, about, and more than one pound.
‘List the items in the able below.
‘Predict whether each item is more than, less then, or sbout I pound
‘Weigh euch item otha spring scale,
‘Record the weight inthe last colmmn.
Remember: LIb= 16 ounces
Object (check the comect box below) (orar lbs)
Les Than | MoreThan | About
Look at the table. Write wit you found about your understanding of pound. Beprepared 10
discuss your findings withthe class,
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