8.07 Order and compare mass
Are you ready?
We need to remember how to order numbers to help us in this lesson. Let's try this problem to practice.
Examples
Example 1
Order these numbers from largest to smallest.
73,\, 33, \, 37
671,\, 167, \, 617
Summary of the idea
Order objects by mass
We could weigh each object in a group to put them in order but we could also use balance scales. We can work out which object is heavier or lighter out of two objects, then compare it to another object.
In the video, we'll use the mass to compare objects, as well as balance scales.
Examples
Example 2
We want to order these animals from heaviest to lightest.
\quad \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quadCockatoo \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad Sparrow \quad\quad \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad Pigeon
Which of these animals is the heaviest?
Which of these animals is the second heaviest?
Which of these animals is the lightest?
To put objects in order by mass, we need to make sure we are using the same unit of measurement, such as grams, for each object we are comparing.