Weighty Matters A game that measures how much you understand about the mass, weight, volume, and density of matter.

Weighty MattersA game that measures how much you understand about the

mass, weight, volume, and density of matter

Purpose for Playing My purpose for playing this game is two-fold:

1. to reinforce recent learning

2. to help me see how much we know right now

Since one of my goals is reinforcement, you will be able to use your notes to look up answers.

You will work with your partner to answer the question and then write your response on your white board.

Holding up your white board before I say “boards up” will give away answers and cause students to stop looking up answers. Therefore, there is a penalty for holding up your white board too soon!

How to play A slide will be shown to you.

Read the slide and discuss the question quietly with your partner.

Look up the answer in your notes if you do not know it.

Write your final answer on your white board.

When the teacher says “boards up”, hold up your board.

If you get the answer correct, you may advance your frog marker on the game board.

If you hold up your white board before the teacher tells you, you WILL NOT get to move your frog forward.

Some questions are true and false. You must correct false answers to advance your frog.

Students should take turns writing on the white board.

GOOD LUCK!

Let’s Try One To Practice…

True or False:

To calculate density, you divide the volume by the mass.

Let’s Try One To Practice…

False: density = mass / volume

To calculate density, you divide the volume by the mass.

Let’s Try One To Practice…

If you said false, move one space.If you said that density =

mass/volume, move one more space.

True or False

Mass depends on the force of gravity.

True or False

Mass depends on the force of gravity.

False

Short answer

A scientist would use a spring-scale to measure what?

Short answer

A scientist would use a spring-scale to measure what?

Weight

True or False

Mass does not depend on the amount of matter an object contains.

True or False

Mass does not depend on the amount of matter an object contains.

False

True or False

The terms weight and mass can be used interchangeably.

True or False

The terms weight and mass can be used interchangeably.

False

True or False

Density is a measure of how much weight is contained in a given volume.

True or False

Density is a measure of how much weight is contained in a given volume.

False

Short Answer

Density measures how much mass is contained in a given _____?

Short Answer

Density measures how much mass is contained in a given _____?

Volume

True or False

Weight depends on the force of gravity.

True or False

Weight depends on the force of gravity.

True

Short Answer

Density measures how much ______ is contained in a given volume?

Short Answer

Density measures how much ______ is contained in a given volume?

Mass

Short Answer

A scientist would use a graduated cylinder to measure what?

Short Answer

A scientist would use a graduated cylinder to measure what?

volume

True or False

Mass does not depend on the force of gravity.

True or False

Mass does not depend on the force of gravity.

True

True or False

Weight is different from mass because it depends on gravity.

True or False

Weight is different from mass because it depends on gravity.

True

True or False

To calculate density, you multiply the mass by the volume.

True or False

To calculate density, you multiply the mass by the volume.

False

Short answer

This is a measurement of how much space an object takes up.

Short answer

This is a measurement of how much space an object takes up.

Volume

Short answer

A graduated cylinder is a commonly used tool to measure what? Weight, mass, volume, or density

Short answer

A graduated cylinder is a commonly used tool to measure what?

Volume

True or False

One cubic centimeter (cm3) is exactly equal to one milliliter (ml)

True or False

One cubic centimeter (cm3) is exactly equal to one milliliter (ml)

True

True or False

Your mass would change if you were on the moon.

True or False

Your mass would change if you were on the moon.

False

Short Answer

The amount of matter contained in an object is called?

Short Answer

The amount of matter contained in an object is called?

Mass

Short Answer

A triple beam balance is commonly used to measure what? Mass, weight,

volume, or density

Short Answer

A triple beam balance is commonly used to measure what?

Mass

Short Answer

Length x width x height is a formula used to measure what?

Short Answer

Length x width x height is a formula used to measure what?

Volume

Short Answer

When you blow air into a balloon, you are most noticeably increasing its what? Mass, weight, volume, or density

Short Answer

When you blow air into a balloon, you are most noticeably increasing its what?

Volume

True or False

Volume measures the amount of space an object takes up.

True or False

Volume measures the amount of space an object takes up.

True

Short answer

Grams per cubic centimeter [g/cm3] and Grams per milliliter [g/ml]

are used to measure what?

Short answer

Grams per cubic centimeter [g/cm3] and Grams per milliliter [g/ml]

are used to measure what?

Density

True or False

Your weight would not change if you were on the moon.

True or False

Your weight would not change if you were on the moon.

False