Keeping in Balance
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A lesson plan for Grades K–2 Mathematics
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- Appropriate grades
- K–2
- Provider
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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In this lesson for grades 1 and 2, one of a four-part unit from Illuminations titled “Exploration of a Balance,” students participate in activities in which they focus on patterns and relations that can be developed from the exploration of balance, mass, length of the mass arm, and the position of the fulcrum. This resource is referenced in the Illuminations unit titled “Exploration of a Balance” and is related to the Illuminations lessons titled “Maintaining the Balance,” “Shifting the Balance,” and “Finding the Balance.”
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 5: Algebra - The learner will demonstrate an understanding of classification and patterning.
- Objective 5.03: Create and extend patterns, identify the pattern unit, and translate into other forms.
Grade 2
- Goal 5: Algebra - The learner will recognize and represent patterns and simple mathematical relationships.
- Objective 5.01: Identify, describe, translate, and extend repeating and growing patterns.
Kindergarten
- Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will explore the concepts of geometry.
- Objective 3.03: Model and use directional and positional vocabulary.
- Goal 5: Algebra - The learner will model simple patterns and sort objects.
- Objective 5.02: Create and extend patterns with actions, words, and objects.
