Male nurse: Sometimes we have to convert grams into milligrams.
So that's, we have to know that there's a 1000 milligrams in a gram.
Female nurse: The [Indistinct: Tablets] most normally comes in 500 milligram, so you have to change that to a gram, basically you have to give two tablets.
Builder: You get ton bags of things which would be a thousand kilos.
Most bags will come at 25 kilos because that's the recommendation by health and safety that you don't lift more than 25 kilos at one time.
You can get a 25 kilo bag of cement, 25 kilo bag of plaster.
Personal trainer: All the machines have weight stacks on them.
This is the leg press machine, works all the major muscles in your lower body.
It ranges from 10 kilos to 200 kilos in 10 kilo increments.
Generally we'd start off with people around 40 kilos, depending on their fitness levels.
Weight is a measure of how heavy something is. One gram is the weight of one cubic centimetre of water. A litre of water weighs a kilo.
Quick tips for tutors
Weight includes:
- Discussion of appropriate units of weight and measuring equipment
- How to read scales and the importance of setting to zero
- Standard and non-standard units of weight
- Estimating weights of everyday items
- Converting between units of weight
- Activities to practise understanding weight
Downloadable Factsheets
Entry 3 - Non-standard units for measuring weight
Summary of non-standard units for measuring weight using the example of a recipe for salt dough.
Entry 3 - Setting your scales to zero
Summary of why it's important to set scales to zero before measuring weight.
Entry 3 - Choosing grams or kilograms
Summary of how to decide what metric units to use to weigh a variety of everyday items.
Entry 3 - Standard metric units of measure
Summary of why it's important to use standard units to weigh things.
Entry 3 - Weight: Summary sheet
Summary of key points to remember about measuring weight.
Entry 3 - Equipment for measuring weight
Summary of different types of weighing equipment, where they're likely to be found and what they're used for.
Level 1 - Converting between metric units of weight
Summary of converting between milligrams and grams, and grams and kilograms.
Level 1 - Weight key words
Summary of key words relating to measuring weight in metric units.
Level 1 - Reading scales to measure weight
Summary of using different types of scales and the importance of setting mechanical scales to zero.
Downloadable Worksheets
Entry 3 - Estimating weight
Exercise in estimating weight of familiar objects and checking answers using scales.
Entry 3 - Match the weight
Exercise in matching weights to familiar items, and choosing appropriate measuring equipment.
Entry 3 - Estimating weights of packages
Exercise in deciding, based on weight, whether items to be posted are letters, large letters or parcels.
Level 1 - Choosing units and instruments to measure weight
Exercise in choosing the most appropriate instrument and unit to weigh a range of familiar objects.
