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How do you measure the weight of an elephant without a scale?
Put the elephant in a full tank of water What we could do then is measure the volume of water that’s displaced from the tank and that would give us a great approximation of the weight of the elephant.
How do you weigh an elephant?
Asian elephant: 8,800 lbs
African bush elephant: 13,000 lbsAfrican forest elephant: 6,000 – 13,000 lbs
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Is there a way to weigh something without a scale?
Good household objects include hand weights. Or look to your kitchen, where packages of dry food are printed with weight measurements of their contents. You can also use containers of water (a gallon of water weighs 8.35 pounds).
What is the theme of another way to weigh an elephant?
Children and adults must work together to solve problems.
What is the weight of a elephant in pounds?
Elephants are more likely to be found in scrub forest, especially near grassy areas. Asian elephants are 18-21 feet (5.5-6.4 m) long. Male Asian elephants average 11,500 pounds (5,221 kg) and may weight up to 15,000 pounds (6,810 kg); females average 7,700 pounds (3,465 kg) but may weigh up to 9,000 pounds (4,050 kg).
How do you weigh a baby elephant?
New-born elephants weigh from around 170 pounds to 248 pounds. Even so, a baby female only weighs about 4\% of her adult weight, and a baby male elephant only weighs about 2\% of his adult weight. Even an elephant’s teeth are heavy. Elephants have 1 upper and 1 lower molar on each side of their mouth.
What did the mandarins used to weigh elephant?
Chong used a mechanical scale and the principal of buoyancy to weigh an elephant. He put the elephant on a boat and marked the water level. Then the servants filled the boat with rocks until it sank to the same line as when the elephant was on it.
Who is the author of weighing the elephant?
Ting-Xing Ye
Suzane Langlois
Weighing the Elephant/Authors