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Hands-on Activity 1. Click to open the template. Slide 1: Understanding Mass and Balance Scales 1. Check the balance scale to ensure that it is balanced. Adjust as needed. 2. Take a photo of the balanced balance scale. 3. Put a glue stick in one of the buckets. Observe what happens. 4. Take a photo of the balance scale with the glue stick on one side. 5. Use the 🎤 to describe this activity. Use the required vocabulary words (balance scale, mass, and tool). This recording should not exceed 30 seconds. Slide 2: Measuring Mass with a Balance Scale 1. Use the gram pieces to balance the scale with the glue stick. 2. Take a photo of the balanced scale with the gram pieces. 3. Add up the gram pieces. 4. Write the mass of the glue stick on slide 2. 5. Use the 🎤 to describe this activity. Use the required vocabulary words (balance scale, mass, unit, measure, and tool). This recording should not exceed 30 seconds. Slide 3: Comparing Mass with a Balance Scale 1. Leave the glue stick in the balance scale. Remove the gram pieces. 2. Find an item that has a mass less than the glue stick. Take a photo. 3. Find an item that has a mass greater than the glue stick. Take a photo. 4. Use the 🎤 to describe this activity. Use the required vocabulary words (balance scale and mass). Include the purpose of this activity. This recording should not exceed 30 seconds. Slides 4 – 6 5. Slides 4-5: Answer the questions. Check your work. Make corrections as needed. 6. Slide 6: Record the purpose of the activity. 7. Click the green check to save. 8. Tag your partner. Required Content o Explanation of how to measure with precision and accuracy with a balance scale o Correct mass of the glue stick (with units) o Comparisons of mass o All of the questions correctly answered o Purpose of the activity/what you learned Required Vocabulary o Mass o Balance Scale o Unit o Tool o Measure o Precision o Accuracy o Weight