⚖️ Measuring with a Food Scale – Life Skills for Special Education Understanding how to measure weight is an important functional life skill for students in special education. This instructional presentation teaches students what a food scale is, how it is different from a human scale, and how it is used to measure food and ingredients in real-world settings. Students learn about common units of weight shown on a food scale, such as ounces (oz), pounds (lb), grams (g), and kilograms (kg),