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Income and Expenses

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students discuss income and expenses. For this lesson on money, students define income and expenses, after whith they keep track of their income and expense transactions on a basic ledger.
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Skill Related Fitness

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Six different types of fitness skills are studied in this physical education lesson. Pupils learn about agility, balance, coordination, reaction time, speed, and power. Additionally, a good fitness workout plan is outlined: setting a...
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Alexander Calder: Master of Balance

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students build simple mobiles. In this equilibrium lesson, students investigate the functions of three types of levers as they analyze artwork by Alexander Calder. Students then create their own simplified mobiles.
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Applied Science - Science and Math Post Lab

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Learners utilize a balance scale. For this applied science lesson, students compare the weights of two objects using an elementary balance scale. Learners balance the scale with weights to find how heavy an object is.
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Tumbling and Movement

For Teachers K - 1st
Students perform basic tumbling activities.  In this movement lesson, students practice tumbling and balancing moves while listening to music.  Students are "frozen" into place while in certain positions.
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Balancing Act

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this equations activity, learners solve one digit addition and subtraction problems and then put 2 problems on each scale that are related. Students complete 12 equations and put 8 scales together.
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WS 4.7 Writing Chemical Reactions

For Students 10th - 12th
In this chemical reactions activity, students are given fourteen chemical reactions that they must write using chemical formulas for the reactants and products. They balance each equation by placing the proper coefficients in front of...
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Balancing Act

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students determine the number of atoms in each element and select one that is not equal on both sides of the equation. Then they add a coefficient in front of the formula with that element and adjust their...
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Final Analysis

For Students 7th - 9th
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students calculate the total amount of money they earned during a project given. Then they transfer the expenses from each month to find their totals. Students also calculate to find their final...
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Making It Balance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to story, "The 100-Pound Problem," compare their weight with character in story, and weigh different classroom items using nonstandard units and standard units. They experiment with different items that can make scale...
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Shaping the View: Symmetry and Balance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view an image from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and identify the focal point of the painting. They discuss symmetry and balance as it pertains to the images. Students use the Student LaunchPad (linked to this lesson) to help...
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Toco Toucan - Oil Pastels

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners create a picture of a toucan from the continent of South America using a pencil, marker, and oil pastels. Students identify the continent of South America and discuss the Toco Toucan. They follow teacher directions to create...
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Winter Lake Skating

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars pretend to be ice skating on a frozen lake. The teacher is able to demonstrate proper skating technique using paper plates, bean bags and ice skating music. The students "ice skate" while the music plays, however, when...
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GET OFF THE COUCH AND GET BUSY

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students perform at five fitness stations a day for a week. Each fitness station be based on a benefit of vigorous physical activity.
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Shape Stretch

For Teachers 1st
First graders play Shape Stretch to practice mathematical concepts.
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Balance Benders - Algebraic Reasoning

For Students 9th - 12th
In this algebraic reasoning worksheet, students solve 4 multiple choice and true/false problems. Students determine which statements about equality are true. Students find the appropriate representation of a given symbol in terms of...
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Balancing Discoveries

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners use a balance to help them with their addition facts. In this addition lesson plan, students also play the seven up game to memorize their facts.
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Finding Balance in Our Lives

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners identify the different areas of imbalance in their lives.  In this personal lifestyle lesson students learn different techniques to help them create more balance in their lives. 
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Balance Adding Integers

For Students 6th - 8th
In this positive and negative numbers learning exercise, students complete a balance sheet by writing positive and negative numbers in the space to match transactions.  They find the balance of the account.  This one-page learning...
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The Giant Barrel Sponge

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study barrel sponges. In this science and art lesson, students discuss what sponges are, create their own sponge, and share what they created with the rest of the class.
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The Cleaning Station

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study cleaning stations. In this science activity, students make a painting of a fish known as cleaners which take dead skin off of other fish.
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Checkbook

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine how to balance a checkbook.  In this economics lesson, students demonstrate that they can balance a checkbook by completing an activity that includes a check register and bank statement.
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Measuring Leverage on a Balance

For Students 6th - 8th
In this measuring leverage on a balance learning exercise, middle schoolers use this data sheet to record the mass and the distance for two objects on a balance as part of a science experiment.
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Managing Multiple Roles

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners identify the roles balanced in family and career activities. In this family and career balance lesson, students identify the roles each family member has and discuss problems problems they see in their own families. Learners...