Students explore how the Michigan Avenue Bridge works and the importance of it being perfectly balanced. They make a model of a bascule trunnion bridge and balance their bridge by calculating the weight of the necessary counter weight.

Students explore the amount of radiation in the Earth's atmosphere. They calculate the total amount of incoming and outgoing radiation over a day and determine how "balanced" the radiative system is over a particular location.

Second graders use a price list and balance sheet to plan for a day of fun at the beach. They consider expenses, income, and balancing of resources.

Students are given paper plates and pictures of food. They are to glue the foods they would eat that would make a balanced meal.

Students work in pairs to complete a worksheet that asks them to balance several chemical equations. They partner with other students to correct the equations and then follow online instructions to create a table in Word.

Ninth graders explain how atoms and molecules form different substances during chemical reactions and how these processes require losing, gaining or sharing electrons. They correctly write chemical formulas and show how a balanced...

Students determine how the weights of 7 objects on a seesaw can vary and still be in balance. They also write equations in algebraic terms, how to change 3 variables in an equation expressed in algebraic terms to obtain the correct...

In this regulation of sodium and water balance worksheet, students read notes about the three major hormones that are involved in regulating sodium and water balance in the body at the level of the kidney. Students view the given diagram...

In this changes worksheet, pupils compare and contrast the characteristics of physical and chemical changes. Students practice balancing equations. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank and 7 short answer questions.

In this balancing chemical reactions worksheet, students balance equations, identify electrons gained or lost in atoms and identify the number of atoms of each element for the reactants and products in equations. They also answer 3...

Students weigh objects using a triple beam balance. For this mass lesson, students use an inertial balance made with a metal rod to measure and graph vibrations of varying numbers of pennies in a bucket. References and discussion prompts...

Students determine which healthy foods comprise a well balanced meal. Using a checklist, students classify foods as healthy or unhealthy. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.

Students explore the concept of mass balance, flow rates, and equilibrium using a simple water bucket model. In this JAVA based online interactive modeling activity, they vary flow rate into the bucket, initial water level in the bucket,...

In this health worksheet, students figure out how much exercise a person would need to do to balance out the total calories in each of 6 food combinations. Students are told to choose from the physical energy charts, but these are not...

Students calculate living expenses for a non-traditional career choice. They examine interest, balancing a checkbook, and financing cars and homes.

In this cell fluid balance learning exercise, students read about how fluids are transported in and out of a cell through the cellular membrane. Students compare cells that are isotonic, hypertonic, and hypotonic. This learning exercise...

In this chemical equation lesson, students balance 10 redox equations. The worksheet is printable and the answers are not available.

Students role play a meeting between conservation biologists and local representatives who want to advance the livelihood of local population. In this history lesson, students research the necessities and conservation issues of given...

Students demonstrate that plants and animals are interdependent in a balanced ecosystem.

Ninth graders do a worksheet on how to balance chemical equations.

In this literacy worksheet, 2nd graders will unscramble 2 groups of words to make 2 complete, coherent sentences. Students will write the sentences on Max's balancing stick.

In this chemical reactions worksheet, students identify the type of chemical reaction and balance the equation for 10 chemical reactions.

In this checks and balances in U.S. government worksheet, students read a 4-paragraph selection regarding the Supreme Court and then respond to 5 fill in the blank questions.

Students examine presidential powers. In this checks and balances lesson, students identify the constitutional and informal restraints of the president and consider the reasons for the limitations.