Balancing Act
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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.
Standards Alignment
Common Core - Math
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 | Physics |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Physics Earth Science Biology Chemistry |
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| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Chemistry Physics Biology Earth Science |
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| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | Biology Physics Chemistry |
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| Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Balancing Act | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada, Sanjana Acharya | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Poluga i primjene poluge | Anita Sečan | MS | Guided | Physics | ||
| Student Guide for PhET - Balancing Act in html5 | Brian Libby | MS HS |
HW Guided |
Physics | ||
| Rotational Equilibrium Simulation HW | Amy Carpinelli | HS | HW | Physics | ||
| Investigation Into Static Equilibrium | Beau Dodson | HS | Guided HW Lab |
Physics | ||
| balance | mrwin lee | MS | Guided | Biology | ||
| Balancing act 1 | Witold Ferens | HS MS |
HW Guided |
Physics | ||
| Basic Moments | Ang Whitlam | MS HS |
Guided | Physics | ||
| Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 |
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Diana López | UG-Adv Grad MS K-5 UG-Intro HS |
HW Discuss |
Astronomy Physics Chemistry Mathematics |
| Das Hebelgesetz entdecken mit der Simulation Balanceakt |
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Vroni Retzer | MS | HW Lab Guided |
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| Llei de la palanca | Jordi Plana | MS | HW | Physics | ||
| Zakon poluge | Karmen Prugovečki | MS | Guided | Physics | ||
| Balanceren | Roland Van Kerschaver | K-5 MS Other |
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| Balancing Act | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada, Sanjana Acharya | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Estática (Atividades) nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS HS UG-Intro Other |
HW Other Demo Discuss Guided |
Other Physics Earth Science |
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| Centro de Massa no "Balancing Act (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS HS Other |
HW Other Guided |
Other Mathematics Physics |
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| Equilíbrio e Momento de uma Força | Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS UG-Intro Grad HS |
HW Guided MC Demo Lab |
Physics | ||
| Equilibrando a Gangorra | Diego Oliveira Silva, Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS HS |
Guided | Physics | ||
| Momento de uma força | Diogo Magalhães | UG-Intro HS |
HW Discuss Demo Lab Other Guided |
Physics |
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The new HTML5 sims can run on iPads and Chromebooks, as well as PC, Mac, and Linux systems.
iPad:
iOS 11+ Safari
iPad compatible sims
Android:
Not officially supported. If you are using the HTML5 sims on Android, we recommend using the latest version of Google Chrome.
Chromebook:
Latest version of Google Chrome
The HTML5 and Flash PhET sims are supported on all Chromebooks.
Chromebook compatible sims
Windows Systems:
Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Google Chrome.
Macintosh Systems:
macOS 10.9.5+, Safari 9+, latest version of Chrome.
Linux Systems:
Not officially supported. Please contact phethelp@colorado.edu with troubleshooting issues.
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