Scale Sleuths

Crack balance-scale logic puzzles: every shape has a secret weight. Use the balanced scales to figure out what each mystery shape weighs.

Grades 3–84-in-a-row1–6 players or teamsNo student loginsWorks offline

Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 8 questions. No sign-up needed.

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What students practice

Will it balance?, one mystery shape, two and three mystery shapes with substitution, unknowns on both sides, writing the equation for a balance

OAS 3.A.2.1–2 · 4.A.2.2–3 · 5.A.2.1–3 · 6.A.1.3 · 6.A.3.2 · 7.A.3.1 · 7.A.4.1 · PA.A.3.1 · PA.A.4.1

Common Core: 3.OA.A.4 · 3.OA.D.8 · 4.OA.A.3 · 5.OA.A.2 · 6.EE.A.2c · 6.EE.B.5 · 6.EE.B.7 · 7.EE.A.1 · 7.EE.B.4a · 8.EE.C.7b · 8.EE.C.8b–c

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
Enter the players or teams, then press Start.
Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.