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print-friendly, PDF format There are many variations of balance
toys—all of them interesting and a bit counterintuitive. In some
of my technology classes I’ve shown my students how to weld
“cut” nails together to make a balancing person. However,
welding tanks are not available to most people. Fortunately,
Australian educator Katrina shows how to make a design that
anybody can make. Sometimes it takes a fresh view to cut through
all the complexity and simplify the construction enough that
elementary school kids can build. Thanks Katrina! The trick to
making it balance mysteriously is to keep the center of gravity
low by making sure more than half the weight below the feet. She
accomplishes this with a lightweight foam head and denser
modeling clay weights. Back to http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/