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A pound is a unit of measurement. Pounds are used to measure weight. A football weighs about 1 pound.
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When you know how much
a pound is, you can find out
how heavy something is.
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A scale is the tool you use to measure weight. There are different kinds of scales. Measuring weight is also called weighing.
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Allison likes to play many
different sports. She wants to
find out how much some of her
sports equipment weighs.
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First she measures the weight of her red bowling ball. It weighs 9 pounds.
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Then Allison weighs her hockey helmet. It weighs 3 pounds.
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Next she weighs her hockey skates. They weigh 5 pounds.
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Allison weighs her skateboard. It weighs 6 pounds.
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She weighs her softball bat. It weighs 1 pound.
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Finally Allison weighs her snorkeling gear. It weighs 3 pounds.
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Allison puts her sports equipment in order from lightest to heaviest.
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Luke took Cuddles to the vet for a checkup. The vet weighed Cuddles. She weighs 5 pounds.
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At the pumpkin patch, Blake weighs the pumpkin before he buys it. The pumpkin weighs 15 pounds.
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Katie holds her mom's dumbbells. Each dumbbell weighs 2 pounds. Together they weigh 4 pounds. (2 + 2 = 4)
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Before school, Matt and Deb weigh their backpacks. They want to see whose is heaviest. Matt's backpack weighs 5 pounds. Deb's weighs 8 pounds.
