Balance Scale

The Balance Scale provides a sturdy, reliable tool for students to explore concepts of weight and balance. Designed for use with the removable buckets (sold separately as IP0504-1), this balance scale allows weighing of solids and liquids while encouraging practical learning about lighter and heavier objects. Its robust build enables easy dismantling for storage, making it an excellent resource for classroom environments. This tool supports development in measurement, estimation, and data analysis, helping students to connect theoretical maths concepts to real-world applications through active experimentation.

Educational Benefits:

• Encourages conceptual understanding of weight comparison and balance.
• Supports development of estimation skills in measuring mass.
• Facilitates data collection and interpretation for analytical thinking.
• Enables exploration of physical properties of solids and liquids.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use with various objects to practise comparing weights in small groups.
• Integrate into science investigations involving measurement of different materials.
• Challenge students to estimate and record data from weight comparisons.
• Use dismantled parts to teach assembly and storage organisation.

Information:

• Ages: Suitable for students aged 6 years and older.
• Measurements: 47 cm (length) x 36 cm (width).
• Buckets sold separately (IP0504-1) for use with this balance scale.
• Robust design allows complete dismantling for easy storage.