Did you get to experience the excitement of our class Science experiment on creating mobiles? Everyone had so much fun even though it began with a struggle for some. Our Science unit involves a learning of how balancing works. We have been exploring with the use of a beam balance thus far.
Next week we move to an equal arm balance. What weighs more; a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers? The beam balance has a movable "fulcrum". The kids explored where the fulcrum would be if you had equal weights on each side or different weights. Ask your child and see what they can tell you. This week the kids will build their own equal arm balance and explore weighing different items. In an equal arm balance the fulcrum is stabile. Will there be less frustration? Stay tuned!
