Equations Balanced

Today’s

❏ I can add or remove blocks

from a hanger and keep the
hanger balanced.

❏ I can represent balanced

hangers with equations.

Engagement Hanging Socks

● What do you notice?

● What do you wonder?

Exploration : Hanging Blocks

Will the hanger stay in balance, tip to the left, or tip to the right?

1. If a triangle weighs 2 gram,

how much does a square weigh?

2. What is the total weight on each

side of the hanger?

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Whole group discussion

A triangle weighs 4 grams, and a circle
weighs 6 grams.

●Find the weight of a square.

●Write an equation to represent the
balanced hanger.

Group 1

1st Read: Shared Reading
What is this situation about?

2nd Read: Team Reading
What is countable or measureable in this story?

3rd Read: Team Reading
How might you begin to solve this task?

Diagram A