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Large Balance Scale
$825.00
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OH, IN, KY. Please call for installation pricing.
Our Large Balance Scale is a robust, hands-on learning tool designed to foster early scientific inquiry and mathematical thinking on your outdoor playground.
- Explores Weight and Measurement: Gives children a concrete, interactive way to experiment with balance, heavy versus light, and basic measurement concepts using natural play materials.
- Builds Comparative Reasoning: Encourages critical thinking and problem-solving as young learners compare different quantities, predict outcomes, and observe real-time cause and effect.
- Promotes Collaborative Inquiry: Serves as an engaging focal point where children can work together to weigh, experiment, and share discoveries during open-ended outdoor exploration.
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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
4' L x 2' W x 3' 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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View Early Learning Standards.