Predicting weight

This task is about how heavy things are.

Question

a)  Feel how heavy 10 multi-link cubes are and how heavy the sellotape is.
     About how many multi-link cubes will it take to balance the sellotape on the scales?
     (Choose one)

    • 5 cubes

    • 10 cubes

    • 25 cubes

    • 50 cubes

Question

b)  Feel how heavy 10 multi-link cubes are and how heavy the staples are.
     About how many multi-link cubes will it take to balance the packet of staples on the scales?
     (Choose one)

    • 10 cubes

    • 40 cubes

    • 80 cubes

    • 100 cubes

Question 1Change answer

c)
Use the multi-link cubes to see how many cubes it will take to balance the sellotape on the scales.

Do the same with the packet of staples.

Write your answers in the table below.
   
Object

I used
sellotape  cubes
staples  cubes


d)
 
Use the 10 g weights to see how many grams it will take to balance the sellotape on the scales.

Do the same with the packet of staples.

Write your answers in the table below.
    
Object

I measured
sellotape  grams
staples   grams
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