Summary
In “Getting Heavy,” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about heavy and light. A full episode (~14 min) from the BBC CBeebies maths-adventure series — a quick, friendly way to anchor a numeracy warm-up or maths centre.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Heavy and light are about weight -- we can feel it, or use a balance to see which side goes down.
- What was heavy and what was light in the episode?
- How can you tell which of two things is heavier?
- Is a big thing always the heaviest? Why or why not?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: heavy, light, heavier, lighter, weight, balance.
Try it: Hold two classroom objects, one in each hand, and say which is heavier.