Calibrações marcadas indicam se a balança está nivelada e no zero.

A balança contém um compartimento com tampa para guardar as massas. Guardando-as neste compartimento tem menos probabilidade de as perder.

Use a balança em actividade guiadas, como as que se indicam abaixo, ou coloque a balança numa Sala de Estudo para os alunos poderem explorar a sua utilização. Em qualquer dos casos a Balança Didáctica de Precisão irá aumentar e enriquecer as oportunidades de aprendizagem dos seus alunos.

Utilização da Balança Didáctica de Precisão

Recolha vários objectos da sala de aulas como: lápis, borrachas, clipes, tesouras, contadores ou blocos. Incentive os alunos a colocarem os objectos de cada lado da balança e a observarem os resultados. Faça perguntas que aumentem as possibilidades de utilização da balança pelos seus alunos.

Por exemplo, poderá perguntar:

Há objectos que se equilibrem uns aos outros?

O tamanho do objecto determina sempre qual é o objecto que tem maior massa?

Um objecto pequeno pode ter maior massa do que um objecto grande?

Depois de os alunos terem explorado a utilização da balança com objectos colocados em cada um dos pratos da balança, peça-lhes para efectuarem medições com as massas unitárias fornecidas com a balança. Os alunos podem colocar um objecto num dos pratos da balança e utilizar as massas para determinar se um objecto tem uma massa maior ou menor, ou quase a mesma massa de um peso unitário.

Massas Iguais

Assim que os alunos tiverem praticado medições de massas maiores, menores ou quase iguais à massa actual, peça-lhes para determinar a massa actual. Explique-lhes o significado das linhas de calibração que mostram quando é que a balança está nivelada. Pergunte-lhes, "Em que linha deve estar o ponteiro para os objectos ficarem equilibrados?” (Resposta: Na linha central).

Discuta com eles a maneira de determinar a massa de um objecto. Dê exemplos e deixe os alunos descobrirem o método mais eficaz. Pode ajudá-los com perguntas como estas:

on one side of the balance and use masses to find out if an object has greater, lesser, or close to equal the mass in a unit weight.

Equal Masses

Once students have explored measurements that are greater, lesser, or close to the actual mass, encourage them to find the actual mass. Introduce them to the calibration lines that show when the balance is level. Ask, “Which line should the pointer be on for objects to be balanced?” (Answer: The center line.)

Discuss how to determine an objects mass. Provide examples and allow students to discover the most efficient method. You might prompt their explorations with questions such as:

Is it best to start with the small unit masses to measure an object?

Is it best to start with the large unit masses to measure an object?

Ordering Masses

Encourage students to arrange, by mass, the items they have collected. Students should choose one item, determine its mass, and record its mass in a data table. After doing this for all the objects, students should arrange them in order from the least mass to the greatest mass.

Mass Hunt

Play a game of Mass Hunt! Hold up an object and ask students to identify it, and then determine its mass. Challenge them to find another object in the classroom that has a similar mass. Give each student the opportunity to choose and reject items until they agree on one item that they think has the mass that most closely equals that of the object you selected. Discuss students’ choices and then determine the masses of the most popular choices to see which one is the best answer.

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Balance scolaire de précision

La Balance scolaire de précision (LER 2420) aidera les élèves à explorer, développer et accroître leur compréhension des mathématiques et des concepts scientifiques, y compris les inégalités, les poids, les comparaisons, les quatre opérations et les classements. La Balance scolaire de précision est livrée avec un jeu de dix poids comprenant deux poids de 1 gramme, deux poids de 2 grammes,

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