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Small Balance Scale
$565.00
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OH, IN, KY. Please call for installation pricing.
Our Small Balance Scale brings hands-on measurement science to your outdoor classroom, giving children an interactive way to weigh, compare, and balance natural materials.
- Sparks Early Math & Measurement Concepts: Invites children to explore weight, volume, and balance by filling the buckets with sand, rocks, water, or pinecones to see which side dips or lifts.
- Refines Motor Control & Spatial Precision: Pouring, scooping, and placing items into the hanging buckets sharpens hand-eye coordination, finger dexterity, and wrist control.
- Encourages Scientific Problem-Solving: Promotes early hypothesis testing and inquiry as young learners predict outcomes, adjust loads to achieve balance, and collaborate on math experiments together.
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Add buckets to the Balance Scale and the children can place a manipulative or loose part into each bucket and observe as one side lowers and one side raises, showing them which object weighs more and which object weighs less. Children can also put sets of items into each bucket to compare the weights of several items placed together.
Because the Balance Scale is portable, you can move it to whichever location best suits the needs of the children. For example, move the scale next to the sandbox and compare different amounts of sand, move the scale to a gardening area to compare the weight of vegetables, or move the scale to a gravel pit (see, Truck Pit) to compare the weight of rocks.
We designed the Balance Scale so it can be adjusted so that it is perfectly balanced before beginning an activity. The Balance Scale is available in a large or small size.
Please note:
- Buckets and manipulatives are not included
DIMENSIONS
2' 10" L x 1' 5" W x 2' 2" H
COLOR OPTIONS
Green
MATERIALS
Maintenance-Free Plastic
INSTALL METHOD
- Assembly may be required - easy assembly instructions provided.
- Place on firm, level ground.
Early Learning Content Areas that apply to using The Adventurous Child Balance Scale:
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