Keep it Balanced Scale Worksheet
- Grades
- Grades 1–2
- Pages
- 1
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Math, Basic Operations
- Topic
- Weight, Metrics
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Standards
- 1.OA.D.8
Product description
From the author
This Keep it Balanced Scale Worksheet is a great way for students to practice solving weight problems involving a scale. The pictures make it easy to understand and visualize the concepts.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Use equality to determine an unknown weight
Explain whether two sides of a scale have equivalent total mass
Teaching tips
Translate each scale into an equality statement before solving so the visual balance is connected to the quantities on both sides.
Skills covered
Equality reasoning — Compare totals on two sides
Visual problem solving — Interpret weights from scale diagrams
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
How can I connect the pictures with equations?
Write the total represented on each side of a scale, then compare the two expressions. Ask students to explain what equality means in the picture.
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Standards
Standards
- 1.OA.D.8
Core concepts
Core concepts
Balance scales
Equivalent mass
Unknown weight
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