Creating balance

Collect resources

You will need:

• something to write on

• something to write with.

What to do

• Choose one of the numbers from the right side of the balance (10, 5 or 7).

• How could you use that number and some others to make the arms balance.

• How many different combinations can you find?

• Draw a picture to record your thinking.

• Now that you've seen some different ways to make the arms balance, how could you make them balance using 4 tags.

Discuss/reflect

• How could you be sure you have all the possible combinations?

• What other ways could you make the arms balance if you could use any numbers?

• Draw a number balance for someone else to solve.