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TN-PHYS-GR6-77322 · v3.5

Weight and Mass

Grade 6 · Physics · Forces · AQA

Grade

Grade 6

Subject

Physics

Topic

Forces

Subtopic

Weight and Mass

Curriculum

AQA

Difficulty

Core

Time

30 minutes

Total marks

54

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise weight and mass accurately in physics contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of weight and mass in the student's own words.
  • Apply weight and mass to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
  • Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.

Skills assessed

  • Fluency and recall
  • Method and setting out
  • Reasoning and justification
  • Problem solving in context
  • Self-assessment

Instructions

  1. Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
  2. Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
  3. Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
  4. Aim to finish in about 30 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 4 marks

Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.

  1. 1.Circle one fact you already know about weight and mass.

    [1]
  2. 2.State one fact you already know about weight and mass.

    [1]
  3. 3.Write down one fact you already know about weight and mass.

    [1]
  4. 4.Name one fact you already know about weight and mass.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 4 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

  1. 1.Label the key term used in weight and mass described here: item 1.

    [1]
  2. 2.List the key term used in weight and mass described here: item 2.

    [1]
  3. 3.Define the key term used in weight and mass described here: item 3.

    [1]
  4. 4.List the key term used in weight and mass described here: item 4.

    [1]

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FreeMathWorksheet · Grade 6 Physics

Weight and Mass

Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 5 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Complete part 1 using the rule for weight and mass.

    [1]
  2. 2.Identify part 2 using the rule for weight and mass.

    [1]
  3. 3.Complete part 3 using the rule for weight and mass.

    [1]
  4. 4.Work out part 4 using the rule for weight and mass.

    [1]
  5. 5.Match part 5 using the rule for weight and mass.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 8 marks

The first step is given. Finish the reasoning.

  1. 1.Continue the working for part 1. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  2. 2.Continue the working for part 2. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  3. 3.Using the first step given, finish part 3. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  4. 4.Using the first step given, finish part 4. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

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FreeMathWorksheet · Grade 6 Physics

Weight and Mass

Independent Practice

Bloom: Apply · 10 marks

No scaffolding. Set out your full method.

  1. 1.Determine part 1 on weight and mass without help.

    [2]
  2. 2.Calculate part 2 on weight and mass without help.

    [2]
  3. 3.Determine part 3 on weight and mass without help.

    [2]
  4. 4.Calculate part 4 on weight and mass without help.

    [2]
  5. 5.Solve part 5 on weight and mass without help.

    [2]

Challenge Questions

Bloom: Analyse · 9 marks

Harder items. Attempt every one, even partially.

  1. 1.Find and justify the statement in part 1 about weight and mass.

    [3]
  2. 2.Deduce the statement in part 2 about weight and mass.

    [3]
  3. 3.Prove the statement in part 3 about weight and mass.

    [3]

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FreeMathWorksheet · Grade 6 Physics

Weight and Mass

Real-life Application

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

Use the skill in context. State units in your answer.

  1. 1.In context, work out a real physics situation that depends on weight and mass.

    [3]
  2. 2.Apply a real physics situation that depends on weight and mass.

    [3]

Critical Thinking

Bloom: Evaluate · 8 marks

Explain your reasoning in full sentences.

  1. 1.Explain why a student's method for weight and mass is or is not efficient.

    [4]
  2. 2.Explain why a student's method for weight and mass is or is not efficient.

    [4]

Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

Not marked. Answer honestly — this guides your next worksheet.

  1. 1.Describe how confident you feel with weight and mass and what you will practise next.

    [—]
  2. 2.Describe how confident you feel with weight and mass and what you will practise next.

    [—]

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