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Seesaw

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Seesaw


In this game, kids create a cardboard seesaw to balance different objects exploring weight and object.



Materials :
  • Cardboard
  • Sausage Stick
  • Straw
  • Masking Tape
  • Scissors
  • Paper Cup
  • Pebbles

Challenges:


  1. Create balance between two sides of the seesaw with the same materials.
  2. Create balance using different size or weight of the materials.
  3. Given two different quantities of the materials, create balance without changing the weight of the materials on either side.

Questions to be asked:


  1. Can you make the seesaw go up and down without touching it? How?
  2. What happens when you add more weight on one side of the seesaw?
  3. What happens when the objects are kept closer and farther to the fulcrum?
  4. What happens when both sides have equal weight?

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