Dear First Graders,

Try this fun experiment with your friends and/or family! Record your findings and bring them to school to share with our class! Have fun!

Love, Ms. LaRoche

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Name: _____________________________

1. Design and create a balanced scale. Use materials that you find around your house to construct the scale.

2. Gather a number of CD(s) and/or tapes(s) in their cases and other household objects for weighing and measuring.

3. Weigh the CD(s) and/or tape(s) and household objects and record your findings.

1 CD (or tape) weighs about the same as

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2 CDs (or tapes) weigh about the same as

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3 CDs (or tapes) weigh about the same as

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4 CDs (or tapes) weigh about the same as

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5 CDs (or tapes) weigh about the same as

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6 CDs (or tapes) weigh about the same as

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7 CDs (or tapes) weigh about the same as

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8 CDs (or tapes) weigh about the same as

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