Lesson: Measuring Masses Physics

Students will be able to

• state which objects or instruments can be used to accurately measure masses (a weighing scale),
• recall that all weighing scales actually measure the weight of an object, and it is from this that the mass is calculated,
• recall that a Newton meter can be used to measure forces, including the weight of an object,
• use a weighing scale correctly to measure the mass of a liquid or solid,
• identify when a weighing scale has been used incorrectly to measure a mass and how.