Forces, Weight and Mass Find the Pair Game for Middle School Science

This is an engaging and enjoyable memory game on forces, weight and mass. Pupils work in teams of three or four. Each team lays out their 42 cards face down in a square and take it in turn to turn over two cards. If the cards are a question and its correct answer, the pupil keeps the pair. If they are not a match they are turned face down and the next pupil gets a turn. This process continues until all cards are matched and the winner is the pupil with the most pairs.

If a team member thinks that the selectors pair is not a correct match, they can challenge.

Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer but the teacher also has a quick-check answer sheet. If the challenge is correct, the challenger keeps the pair.

Included in this Pack. 

• 42 question and answer cards
• Teacher’s answer sheet.
• Instruction sheet

Preparation

• Use double-sided printing to copy 1 set per group of 4 pupils. 
• Sheets could be laminated to enable year-on-year use.
• Cut sheets into cards.

Prior Knowledge Required

• Know that a force is a pull or a push.
• Know that force arrows indicate direction and size.
• Define contact and non-contact force and give examples.
• Know that forces change the speed, direction or shape of an object. Units of force, mass and gravitational field strength.
• Know that gravity attracts all objects on and close to the Earth, keeps the atmosphere in place and acts towards the centre of the Earth.
• Know that gravity decreases with distance from the Earth.
• Define mass and weight.
• Know the Earth gravitational field strength is 10 N/Kg.
• Know that compared to the Earth’s gravitational field strength, that of the Moon is  and Jupiter X 2.5.
• Be able to use W = m x g

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