Weights - crude weights

Batteries, coins, glass marbles from town, etc. You do NOT need to know the mass of these objects; just make new units. For example, if using marbles, measure force as 2 marble-meters-per-second-squared. This is an excellent way to teach the meaning of units. Note that coins often have surprising variation depending on age, wear, etc.

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