Balance Scale Experiments and Outcomes

The video tutorial introduces the concept of measuring weight using a balance scale. Professor Ginger and the students explore how the balance scale can determine which object is heavier or lighter. Through various comparisons, such as a baseball versus a sight word card, a mouse toy versus a glue stick, and bubbles versus a marker, students learn to predict and verify the weight of different objects. A tricky comparison between a yellow cube and a brown cube demonstrates that objects of different colors can weigh the same. The video concludes with a fun question about who would be heavier on a balance scale.

What does a balance scale indicate when one side goes down?

• The object on that side is heavier.

• The scale is broken.

• The objects on both sides are equal.

• The object on that side is lighter.

What happens to the lighter side of a balance scale?

• It breaks.

• It goes up.

• It goes down.

• It stays level.

In the first experiment, which object was heavier?

• Both were equal

• The balance scale didn't move

• The baseball

• The sight word card

Which object was placed on the yellow side in the first experiment?

• The glue stick

• The toy mouse

• The baseball

• The sight word card

What did the balance scale show in the second experiment?

• Both objects were equal.

• The glue stick was heavier.

• The scale was balanced.

• The toy mouse was heavier.

In the second experiment, where was the toy mouse placed?

• On the red side

• On the yellow side

• It was not used

• In the middle

Which item was lighter in the third experiment?

• The scale didn't move

• The bottle of bubbles

• The blue marker

• Both were equal

What was the outcome when the bubbles and marker were compared?

• The marker was heavier.

• The bubbles were heavier.

• The scale didn't move.

• Both were equal.

In the final experiment, what was the result of the balance scale?

• The scale was broken.

• The yellow cube was heavier.

• The brown cube was heavier.

• Both cubes weighed the same.

What was unique about the final experiment with the cubes?

• One cube was much heavier.

• The scale didn't work.

• The cubes were different colors but weighed the same.

• The cubes were the same color.