Balance Beam
Equal Arm Balance
Balancing
Six Objects
Four Foods
100
What two objects do you need to build the beam balance?
Fulcrum and Beam
100
What part of the Equal Arm Balance is the fulcrum?
Long wooden piece in the middle
100
Who is balanced, someone falling or standing?
Standing
100
Name all six objects
spoon, ping pong ball, cup, metal cube, acrylic cylinder, wood block
100
Which food was the lightest?
Oat Cereal
200
What part can you move on the beam balance?
Fulcrum
200
An Equal Arm Balance does not have a beam because you cannot move the pieces. True or False?
False
200
Where do you place the pencil on the butterfly to make it balanced?
In the middle
200
When placing the objects in serial order, how did we order them?
Lightest to Heaviest
200
Which food Was the Heaviest?
Split Peas
300
Which side do you need to place the fulcrum to make it balanced?
Heaviest
300
What are the hooks called on the equal arm balanced?
S hooks
300
When you added the paperclip to the butterfly where did you have to place the pencil to make it balanced?
Closer to the paperclip
300
Is the spoon lighter than, heavier than or equal to the acrylic cylinder?
lighter than
300
Which food occupied the most space?
Oat Cereal
400
Is the lightest or heaviest side of the beam up in the air?
Lightest
400
What are the buckets used for on the Equal Arm Balance?
To compare objects
400
Show me a way to balance.
standing on one foot, standing, etc.
400
Is the cup lighter than, heavier than, or equal to the ping pong ball?
Heavier than
400
Why did the split peas occupy the least amount of space?
They are smaller, heavier, solid, and required less to weigh 10 cubes.
500
When balancing with a beam balance do you need an equal number of cubes on each side? Yes or No?
No - you move the fulcrum
500
Does an Equal are balance have a movable fulcrum?
No
500
How do you know if something is balanced?
Equal or Level
500
Tell me the objects in serial order from lightest to heaviest
ping pong ball, spoon, cup, acrylic cylinder, wood block, metal cube
500
When describing the four foods you needed to tell the texture. What does texture mean?
The way it feels
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