Balance Applet
Exercise: Reading the Balance.
What could we learn from the above picture?
For each statement chose the word that seems most appropriate, from the: Yes, No,
Maybe. Give a short explanation for the Why.
1) E.G. The triangle and the circle have the same weight. [] Yes, [*] No, [] Maybe.
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2) The triangle is heavier than the circle. [] Yes, [] No, [] Maybe.
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3) The circle weighs 3 units. [] Yes, [] No, [] Maybe.
Why?_____________________________________________________________
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4) The weight of the triangle is 2 units. [] Yes, [] No, [] Maybe.
Why?_____________________________________________________________
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5) The weight of the triangle is smaller than 3 units. [] Yes, [] No, [] Maybe.
Why?_____________________________________________________________
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6) The weight of the triangle is either 1 unit or 2 units. [] Yes, [] No, [] Maybe.
Why?_____________________________________________________________
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Check the facts we can learn from the next picture: Choose one of the Yes No or
Maybe and add explanation as for Why.
1) The triangle is lighter than 2 squares. [] Yes, [] No, [] Maybe.
Why?_____________________________________________________________
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2) The triangle is lighter than one square. [] Yes, [] No, [] Maybe.
Why?_____________________________________________________________
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3) The square weight is 2 units. . [] Yes, [] No, [] Maybe.
Why?_____________________________________________________________
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4) The square weight is 3 units. . [] Yes, [] No, [] Maybe.
Why?_____________________________________________________________
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5) The square weight is greater than 6 units. . [] Yes, [] No, [] Maybe.
Why?_____________________________________________________________
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6) Add another fact we can learn from the last picture.
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