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Understanding the MyWay Triple Beam Balance

Understanding the MyWay Triple Beam Balance

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science, Mathematics

6th - 7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video demonstrates the MyWay triple beam balance, explaining its features, components, and usage. It covers the initial setup, including removing a packing grommet, and details the balance's design with three beams and riders. The video provides instructions on adjusting and balancing the device, using examples to illustrate weighing objects. It highlights the importance of attachment weights and concludes with additional information about the balance's educational use.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step to take when setting up the MyWay triple beam balance after delivery?

Calibrate the balance using the curl knob

Remove the rubber grommet from under the platform

Attach the additional weights

Slide the riders to the zero position

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the triple beam balance get its name?

From the three different weight capacities

From the three beams used to measure mass

From the three types of materials used

From the three-step calibration process

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the curl knob on the triple beam balance?

To lock the balance in place

To adjust the balance to zero

To change the beam's length

To add additional weight

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where are the attachment weights stored on the MyWay triple beam balance?

Underneath the platform

In a tray beneath the balance

Attached to the side of the balance

On top of the balance

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the actual weight of the 1,000 G attachment weight?

147.5 G

295 G

500 G

1,000 G

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you know when the balance is level?

When the beam is at its highest point

When the attachment weights are in place

When the riders are all at the end of the beams

When the hashtag on the beam aligns with the zero point

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the correct procedure for weighing an object using the triple beam balance?

Adjust the curl knob before each measurement

Slide the smallest poise first

Add all attachment weights before weighing

Slide the largest poise until the beam goes down

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