Mr. Maykut: Balancing Shapes

Students were given paper triangles and arches to balance.  Their challenge was to find as many ways as possible to balance these shapes using clothespins as weights.

Balancing act.

Weights work best below the balance point.

Making adjustments.

Scientists work together.

Weights make it stable.

Success!

More than one way!

Sometimes you only need one weight.

We did it!

Using counterweights.

Testing.

There's more than one way!

Balancing an arch.