Math · Stage 1
Heavier or Lighter? Using a Balance
The heavier side sinks — compare mass with a balance (heavier, lighter, same).
✦ Math📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
compare how heavy things are with a balance scale (heavier, lighter, same).
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Kavi and the See-Saw Scale ⚖️
Kavi put an apple 🍎 on one side of a balance and a feather 🪶 on the other. The apple's side sank down and the feather's side went up! "The side that goes down holds the heavier thing," said Kavi. Then Kavi tried a big fluffy pillow and a small book — and the book's side sank! "So big does not always mean heavy. The balance tells the truth."
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What your child will learn
1Which side goes down?A balance has two pans. The heavier thing pushes its pan DOWN; the lighter thing rises UP. Tap each card.
2Sort heavy and lightThink about lifting each one. Tap the right box.
3Big is not always heavyGuess which is heavier, then see the answer.
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A peek inside
On a balance, the apple's pan goes down and the feather's pan goes up. Which is heavier?
the pan that goes down holds the heavier thing
Try this at home: On a balance, the heavier object's pan goes which way — up or down? __
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Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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