Defining Balance

Define then explore the concept of balance

Consider why the principle of balance is important in many aspects of life.

For an Online Lesson: Use Presentation and post worksheet on Google Classroom. Make a copy for each student.

Explain WALTs (slide 2)

Watch video (slide 3) on defining balance, students note down 3 things they learn about balance in bullet points on Balance Worksheet (Task 1: Defining Balance).

Go through images on slides 4-12. Discuss how each shows balance. Use questioning or Google chat box if online. Also, ask some students to come live- hot seat.

Slide 4 - Balance is about equal weights on each side- equilibrium. This equilibrium keeps things steady.
Slide 5 - Why is work life balance important? What are the issues with too little or too much work or life?
Slide 6- How does the ecosystem require balance for all to survive? What happens if one thing changes e.g. no sunlight?
Slide 7- What skills do you need to maintain balance when surfing?
Slide 8 - What type of personality are you? What are the issues of being too dominant? Too steady?
Slide 9 - What did the Buddha men by the Middle Way? Why did he learn that living life to extremes is not good? How can Buddhists live following the Middle Way? (8 Fold Path)
Slide 10 - Why is gravity important on earth?
Slide 11 - What does this quote mean?

Complete task 2 on worksheet: Exploring the meaning of balance. Students note down their ideas.

Slide 13 shows a circle map. Students complete Circle map summary to define Balance (task 3 on worksheet).
Suggestions:
Stability
Equality
Not too much
Not too little
Fairness
Even distribution
Steady
Middle Way
Not going to extremes
Different parts equal

How do we know what balance is?
We see it in gravity
We see it in people and actions
We see iit in how the earth works
We see it Global warming

Slide 14- Balance is about avoiding extremes! Students complete the table on the worksheet and fill all the empty boxes (Task 4 on Worksheet).

Plenary: My representation of balance

Create your own image to represent the concept of balance! (last task on worksheet)