National Research Council. 1993. Balancing and Weighing: Teacher's Guide, Field Test Edition. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/21035.
Chapters | skim | |
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Front Matter | i-vii | |
Unit Overview and Materials List | 1-3 | |
Teaching Strategies and Classroom Management Tips | 4-8 | |
Balancing the Alligator | 9-20 | |
Balancing the Beam | 21-30 | |
Moving the Fulcrum | 31-38 | |
Building Mobiles | 39-48 | |
Discovering the Equal-Arm Balance | 49-62 | |
Exploring How the Equal-Arm Balance Works | 63-70 | |
Using the Equal-Arm Balance to Compare Objects | 71-80 | |
Developing Strategies for Placing Objects in Serial Order | 81-90 | |
Placing Six Objects in Serial Order | 91-98 | |
Balancing with Unifix Cubes | 99-108 | |
Graphing the Weights of the Objects | 109-122 | |
Comparing the Weights of the Objects | 123-134 | |
Describing and Comparing Cupfuls of Food | 135-144 | |
How Much Does Each Cupful Weigh? | 145-152 | |
Which Food Occupies the Most Space? | 153-158 | |
The Six Marble Problem | 159-166 | |
Appendices | 167-166 | |
'Appendix A: Post-Unit Assessments and Teacher's Record Chart of Student Progress' | 167-176 | |
Appendix B: Bibliography | 177-180 | |
Appendix C: Black-Line Masters | 181-188 |
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