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Exploring the Balance
Skill: Using comparison language to describe objects.
Materials:
• Nestable Pan Balance
• Supplies from around the classroom or house (pencils, erasers,
paper clips, scissors, counters, blocks, etc.)
• Paper and pencil (optional)
Encourage children to explore the balance by comparing different
objects. As they explore, ask questions to help them learn the
language of comparison, "Which objects do you think will balance
each other out? Is the bigger object always the heavier object?"
Then, introduce the idea that volume is how much space
something takes up and mass is how much matter something
has, usually measured as weight. Explain that while they are often
related, it is not always true that bigger is heavier. As children
compare objects using the balance, encourage them to slide the
comparison indicator to greater than, equal to, or less than each
time. For older children, have them list the results of each test.
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Results
eraser < scissors
scissors > bear
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