Balance resources

Task: Answer questions about how a seesaw works and use an equation to calculate how to balance the seesaw.

Students select from four pictures of laden trucks which is least likely to roll over when cornering, and explain their predictions. This resource assesses students' understanding of centre of gravity.

Task: Complete a diagram to show where two people will sit on a seesaw to balance it, and explain answer.

Task: Identify how to balance a ruler and give a reason for the answer. Assessment focus: balance.

Task: complete 2 diagrams. Assessment focus: centre of gravity.

Task: interpret data from a table and complete two calculations. The context is balancing a see-saw. Assessment focus: using a scientific formula to identify trends.