Student Exploration- Triple Beam Balance (ANSWER KEY).

Student Exploration: Triple Beam Balance (ANSWER KEY) Download Student Exploration: Triple Beam Balance Vocabulary: fulcrum, lever, mass, rider, triple beam balance Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) A lever is a long beam that is... More

Student Exploration: Triple Beam Balance (ANSWER KEY) Download Student Exploration: Triple Beam Balance Vocabulary: fulcrum, lever, mass, rider, triple beam balance Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) A lever is a long beam that is set on a pointed fulcrum. A heavy rock is placed on a lever, as shown. Draw an arrow where you should push down to lift the rock most easily. Suppose you wanted to balance the rock with a smaller rock. Where would you put the smaller rock? Draw a smaller rock on the diagram above so that it balances the big rock. Gizmo Warm-up A triple beam balance is a type of lever that is used to measure mass, or the amount of matter in an object. An object with an unknown mass is placed on the measurement tray. On the other side of a fulcrum, a set of sliding weights, called riders, slide on beams to balance the object. Practice using the balance in the Triple Beam Balance Gizmo™ Where is the fulcrum of this lever? How do you balance the object o Less