Mora Academy · Physics
Titi’s Scale
Suggested age: 5 to 10 years
Put weights on the scale until it’s level. Titi will help you!
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For parents and caregivers
How Titi’s Scale helps your child grow
A scale is one of the first ideas in physics and math: two sides that must weigh the same, like the two sides of an equation. Here’s how it’s played, what it builds and how to keep going at home.
How it’s played
Titi puts weights on one side of the scale and your child adds weights on the other until it’s level. The scale tips by itself toward the heavier side, and a bubble level shows how far there is to go. On easy they match one weight with weights from 1 to 4; on medium they match two weights choosing among several; on hard the scale is a lever with hooks 1, 2 and 3 steps from the middle, and what counts is weight times distance. Each round has five scales, and taking a weight off to fix it is never punished.
What they are learning
By balancing, children discover that several small weights can weigh the same as a big one, which is the idea of an equation (3 + 4 = 7), and they practice adding without noticing. On the hard level they meet the law of the lever, the same as a seesaw: a weight far from the middle pushes harder than one close to it. They also practice trying, observing and correcting, the basis of scientific thinking.
Ideas to keep going at home
- Build a scale with a clothes hanger and two cups, and guess which is heavier before trying.
- On the seesaw, ask them to find where to sit to balance with someone bigger.
- While they play, ask: what do you think will happen if you add this weight?
A tip from Mora: play together for a short while, 5 to 10 minutes, and talk when you finish. Screens work best as a starting point for family conversations rather than as a solo activity: real learning happens in the conversation, which is the heart of the Mora method.