Weight Worksheet

Students choose ounces, pounds or tons for pictured objects. The worksheet builds a sense of which customary weight unit is reasonable for different sizes of objects.
Grades
Grades 3–4
Pages
1
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Aug 06, 2021

Subject
Math, Measurements
Topic
Customary weight, Ounces
Resource types
Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
4.MD.A.1

Product description

From the author

This weight worksheet is perfect for helping students choose the best unit of weight for the object provided. This is a great resource for teachers who want to help their students learn more about measurement and units of weight.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Select an appropriate unit for an object’s likely weight

  • Compare relative magnitudes across customary units

  • Explain why an unreasonable unit does not fit

Teaching tips

  • Establish one classroom benchmark for an ounce and one for a pound.

  • Ask which objects would require many pounds and are therefore better described in tons.

Skills covered

  • Unit selection

  • Weight estimation

  • Magnitude reasoning

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • 4.MD.A.1

Core concepts

  • Ounces

  • Pounds

  • Tons

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