Balancing Act
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About
Topics
- Balance
- Proportional Reasoning
- Torque
- Lever Arm
- Rotational Equilibrium
Description
Play with objects on a teeter totter to learn about balance. Test what you've learned by trying the Balance Challenge game.
Sample Learning Goals
- Predict how objects of various masses can be used to make a plank balance.
- Predict how changing the positions of the masses on the plank will affect the motion of the plank.
- Write rules to predict which way a plank will tilt when objects are placed on it.
- Use your rules to solve puzzles about balancing.
For Teachers
Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Balancing Act Inquiry |
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Ariel Paul | MS | Lab |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
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| Student Guide for PhET - Balancing Act in html5 | Brian Libby | HS MS |
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| Rotational Equilibrium Simulation HW | Amy Carpinelli | HS | HW | ||
| Investigation Into Static Equilibrium | Beau Dodson | HS | HW Guided Lab |
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| balance | mrwin lee | MS | Guided | ||
| Balancing act 1 | Witold Ferens | MS HS |
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| Basic Moments | Ang Whitlam | HS MS |
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| Llei de la palanca | Jordi Plana | MS | HW | ||
| NL_Poluga i primjene poluge | Anita Sečan | MS | Guided | ||
| Equilíbrio e Momento de uma Força | Denys Sales | HS UG-Intro Grad MS |
MC Lab Demo Guided HW |
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| Momento de uma força | Diogo Magalhães | UG-Intro HS |
Discuss HW Demo Other Guided Lab |
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Translations
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Software Requirements
| Windows 7+ | Mac OS 10.7+ | iPad and iPad Mini with iOS | Chromebook with Chrome OS |
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Internet Explorer 10+ latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
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Credits
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