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In this activity, learners make or use pre-made clay beams to scale and proportion. Specifically, they discover that when you scale up proportionally (i.e.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore how and why weight distribution works.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will build thier own balance scale. Learners will explore weight and comparison through this activity.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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As a group, learners investigate three packages which are all the same size and shape, but have different contents. One is filled with foam, one is filled with wood, and one is filled with metal.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math activity, learners pretend there is a special store that lets you pay for toys by their weight in pennies.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a kind of balance device using a wire coat hanger, some string, and paper cups.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore a scale by comparing objects, which look similar but have different weights. Learners predict and then measure the weights of various objects using a scale.

free Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes