WEIGHT AND MASS SONGBy Miss O.

To the Tune of “Skip to My Lou”

WE HAVE WEIGHT BECAUSE OF GRAVITYWEIGHT MEASUREMENTS ARE CUSTOMARYWE HAVE WEIGHT BECAUSE OF GRAVITYOUNCES, POUNDS, AND TONS

16 OUNCES IN 1 POUND16 OUNCES IN 1 POUND16 OUNCES IN 1 POUNDA POUND’S BOUT THE WEIGHT OF A KITTEN

2,000 POUNDS IN 1 TON 2,000 POUNDS IN 1 TON 2,000 POUNDS IN 1 TON1 TON’S BOUT THE WEIGHT OF A HORSE

YOUR WEIGHT IS DIFFERENT ON OTHER PLANETS WEIGHT MEASUREMENTS ARE CUSTOMARY WE HAVE WEIGHT BECAUSE OF GRAVITYOUNCES, POUNDS, AND TONS

MASS IS BASED ON HOW MUCH SPACEMASS MEASUREMENTS ARE THE METRIC WAYMASS IS MEASURED BY HOW MUCH SPACE AN OBJECT TAKESMEASURE WITH GRAMS AND KILOGRAMS

1 GRAM IS VERY SMALLTHINK OF A GRAPE, A PAPERCLIP—THAT’S ALLA GRAM DOESN’T CHANGE IF YOU ARE IN SPACEGRAMS WOULD MEASURE A SHOE LACE

1,000 GRAMS IN A KILOGRAM1,000 GRAMS IN A KILOGRAM1,000 GRAMS IN A KILOGRAMA KILOGRAM’S BOUT THE SIZE OF A HEAVY BOOK