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Lesson⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark Lab

Weighing on a Balance Scale

🧪Lab Brief #12

Weighing on a Balance Scale.

🎯 Your mission

Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.

⚡ The twist

The opposite of what you expect is often what happens.

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Mind = Blown

🔥 A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.

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Make a hypothesis first

Predict: what happens if you double the force?

What You'll Learn

A balance scale compares the weight of two objects. The heavier side goes down!

Key Words

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Steps

Step 1 — Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 — Do

Push a toy car across the carpet, then across a smooth floor. Measure how far it goes each time.

Step 3 — Observe

Look for something that changed. What is it?

Step 4 — Record

Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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On a balance scale, the heavier object makes its side go:

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

You use this every time you flip a light switch, ride a bike, or kick a ball.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Time how long a small ball rolls down something, then change the slope and try again.

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For the dinner table

“Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”

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