Balancing Act Name_______________________________________ Equipment- paint stick, pennies, piece of dowel

1.Balance the stick on the dowel. Where does it balance? ____________________________

2. Now place a penny on each side and get the stick to balance. Where are the two pennies located at?___________________________

3. Now, put 4 pennies on one side and two pennies on the other side. Move the pennies until they balance. Draw the locations of the pennies on the diagram below.

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4. Put 3 pennies on one side and 2 pennies on the other side. Move them until the stick balances. Draw the location of the pennies.

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5. Write a rule for balancing on the ruler. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ www.bobbymercerbooks.com

Balancing Act Equipment- paint stick, pennies, piece of dowel

1.Balance the stick on the dowel. Where does it balance? ____________________________

2. Now place a penny on each side and get the stick to balance. Where are the two pennies located at?___________________________

3. Now, put 4 pennies on one side and two pennies on the other side. Move the pennies until they balance. Draw the locations of the pennies on the diagram below.

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(middle)

4. Put 3 pennies on one side and 2 pennies on the other side. Move them until the stick balances. Draw the location of the pennies.

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(middle)