1. Balance Rules

Tags: [balance, centre of gravity, base, centre of mass, gravity, gravitational pull, friction, gravitational force]  ...

2. Balance BASEics

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3. Extreme (Balance) Sports

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4. “Betcha can’t” Balancing Challenges

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5. Finding the Centre of Gravity

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6. Balancing Pencil Challenge

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7. Balance Illusion

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8. Balance

Tags: [balance, centre of gravity, base, centre of mass, fulcrum, weight, equilibrium, torque, gravity, gravitational pull, gravitational force, grade 1, grade 3, grade 5, grade 12, physical science, force ...

9. Balance Rules

We unconsciously balance objects every day, but rarely think about the conditions that must take place to achieve balance. In this activity, students define an object's centre of gravity by balancing a ...

10. Balance BASEics

In this activity, students determine the centre of gravity of a volunteer.  Introduction Stable objects have both a broad base of support and a low centre of gravity. Any object is most stable ...

11. Extreme (Balance) Sports

Almost everyone flails their arms when they're trying to maintain their balance. Why do our brains react this way? In this series of balance games, students discover how their bodies compensate when their ...

12. “Betcha can’t” Balancing Challenges

Almost everyone flails their arms when they're trying to maintain their balance. Why do our brains react this way? In this series of balance games, students discover how their bodies compensate when their ...

13. Finding the Centre of Gravity

Finding the centre of gravity of an irregular-shaped object is trickier than for a ruler or other regular shape. In this activity, students use the force of gravity to deduce the centre of gravity for ...

14. Balancing Pencil Challenge

In this exploration, students are given washers and wire to help stabilize a pencil on their finger. They use the principles learned in previous activities in order to solve the challenge. Introduction ...

15. Balance Illusion

In this activity, students witness a trick that appears to defy logic. By examining the object's centre of gravity and its base of support, the physics behind the illusion is unveiled. Introduction ...

16. Balance

... gravity, the object will balance. We sometimes use "centre of mass" and "centre of gravity" to mean the same thing. Technically, they are different. Centre of mass means "the average location of all ...