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Tallest and heaviest
📏tall⚖️balance🪨stone✏️pencil
Tallest and heaviest.
The big ideaStand them on one floor, or use a balance. Then look.

How it works

Stand them on one floor, or use a balance. Then look.

The tallest goes up the most. The heavier one pushes the balance down.

A stone is heavier than a pencil.

Pencil• light• goes up on the balanceStone• heavy• goes down on the balance
Which is heavier?

Example 1: Tall

  1. Stand two toys on the floor side by side.
  2. Look at which goes higher.
  3. The one that goes higher is taller.

Example 2: Heavy

  1. Put a pencil and a stone on a balance.
  2. The stone goes down.
  3. The stone is heavier.

Example 3: A balloon and a cup

  1. A balloon feels very light.
  2. A cup is heavier.
  3. The cup is heavier than the balloon.

Words to know

heavier
Weighs more.
taller
Goes up higher.

Watch out

Try it

  1. Which is heavier: a feather or a shoe?
  2. Which is lighter: a rock or a leaf?
  3. Which is taller: a cup or a jug?
  4. Does a big balloon always weigh more than a small rock?
Answers: 1. the shoe · 2. the leaf · 3. the jug · 4. no
For grown-upsMake a simple balance from a coat hanger and two bags and test toys.
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