Stage: 2 Challenge Level: 
What would happen to the balance if the weights were eqaul?
What would happen if they weren't?
Addition & subtraction. Practical Activity. Investigations. Working systematically. Multiplication & division. Interactivities. Trial and improvement. Factors and multiples. Combinations. Visualising.
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