Balancing

Before students were experimenting with balances, they brainstormed ways people balanced. (The list is below for those curious.) Students then created pictures containing the ways we balance.











Butterfly can balance on a pencil.  Surfers balance on their surfboards.  People balance on their wave boards.  People balance on a horse.  People balance on scooters.  Gymnasts balance on a balance beam.  Unicycles ride on high wires and the ground.  On motorcycle you have to balance when going around the corners.  We balance when riding a bike.  People balance standing on one foot.  When cats jump they balance.  You have to balance when you're on a knee boards.  Balance on your chair.  People walk on their hands to balance.  The people on 'Wipeout' have to balance on stuff in the obstacle course. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Skaters have to balance. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Airplanes have to balance their weight and be careful of wind pressure. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> You have to balance in dodge ball. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> People balance baskets, books, or other weights on their head. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> People have to balance when walking with stilts. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Acrobats in the circus have to balance. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Your mom and dad can use a balance to work out. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Ballet dancers have to balance. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Some people balance on a pole or a stick. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> People will balance standing on a ball. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Limbo dancers have to balance.