Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of how the Metric System works and the units and tools used for mass and weight.

S.IP.07.13 Use tools and equipment (spring scales, stop watches, meter sticks and tapes, models, hand lens, thermometers, sieves, microscopes, hotplates, pH meters) appropriate to scientific investigations.

S.IP.07.14 Use metric measurement devices in an investigation.

Language Objective
Students will discuss and write to gain a better understanding of how the Metric System works and the units and tools used for mass and weight by reading an article, watching a video clip, completing a graphic organizer and  completing the following sentence frames.

1.Mass is the amount of _______________________.

2.Weight is how much ___________________________.

3.The tool used to measure mass is the _____________.

4.The tool used to measure weight is the ____________.

5.The units used when measuring mass are __________.

6.The units used when measuring weight are _________.

7.The only way to have less mass is to ______________.

8.To lose weight you can either ______ or you can _______.

HOMEWORK – Finish the sentence frames if needed