In class we introduced the topic ‘Weight’. After talking about what they knew about the topic, children were asked to take out their drinking bottles and go around the class to find objects which were lighter and heavier than their bottles. They enjoyed this hands on activity as they could clearly understand the difference between heavier and lighter.

Submitted by Ms Marilyn Bugeja, Yr 1.1 Class Teacher

Students in year 3.2 were busy discovering what weight is by means of concrete and hands on activities.

They learned about mass by means of pictures, discussions, PowerPoints, predictions, experiments, comparisons and by handling different objects and weighing them to determine which was lighter or heavier.

They had the opportunity to see and use a scale as well as a balance with weights of different masses up to 1Kg.

They each held different objects and weights with different masses to determine if they were light or heavy. They compared the weight of these objects, predicted which one would be heavier/lighter and then used the balance to check.

The students held a 1Kg packet of pasta to feel its weight and also used its equivalent in weights to understand what 1000g/1Kg actually feels like. This also helped them in determining whether something was lighter or heavier than 1Kg.

All in all, learning about weight was a pleasurable experience!

Submitted by Ms Sharon Calleja, Teacher

The Yr 3.1 students started talking about weight this week. The students learned about heavy and light things. They estimated weights of objects and chose which objects were heavier or lighter than others. They also used a balance to learn which object is heavier or lighter than the other as well as how to balance them. 

Weights were used to understand how heavy or light something is. Each student held each weight so as to feel the actual weight and compare it with other heavier or lighter weights. The students were particularly intrigued by the 1 Kg weight, especially when they found out that it is equivalent to 1000g. This was later compared it to a 1 Kg packet of spaghetti!

Submitted by Ms Sharon Calleja, Class Teacher