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Education Weighing Scales & Balances
Learning about mass measurement in school science labs is easy with Adam Equipment's affordable science scales and reliable classroom balances. The scales and balances in this section offer high performance at a fraction of the cost of other scales and balances on the market.
Our products are designed with teachers and students in mind with protective, easy-to-clean keypads, simple operation and durable construction for handling rigorous use and accidental damage. Our education scales and balances offer a wide range of weighing functions, security features, portable options, and easy operation.
Below, we recommend the products we consider most suitable for different education levels based on the ease of use, the level of precision, and functionality required.
| TBB | Dune | CB | Core | Highland | Nimbus | Luna | Solis | Equinox | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 1-3 | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Grade 4-6 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Junior High | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| High School | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Community College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Grade 1-3
Weighing scales and balances for students in grades 1-3. The scales in this section are highly affordable and particularly hard-wearing, they can be easily stacked and stored away after use in classroom cupboards and prep rooms. These scales are perfect for introducing students to concepts of mass measurement.
Dune® Compact Balances
With a user-friendly, low-profile design, the Dune compact balance offers simple operation using just three buttons: on/off, unit, and tare. The portable Dune is AC or battery operated, delivering reliable readings in the lab or field.
- Capacity
- 200g to 5000g
- Readability
- 0.1g to 2g
Grade 4-6
Our selection of weighing scales and balances designed for students in grades 4-6. Adam's highly-popular triple beam balance is frequently used by students for completing a range of mass measurement experiments including egg osmosis and Archimedes' density experiments.
Core® Portable Compact Balances
No balance can beat the Core for basic weighing value. Core's housing is simple to clean and designed to stack for easy storage. A basic keypad with dual tare keys makes Core balances easy to use.
- Capacity
- 200g to 5000g
- Readability
- 0.01g to 1g
TBB Triple Beam Balances
A triple beam balance is used to accurately measure mass to a high degree of precision.
- Capacity
- 610g to 2610g
- Readability
- 0.1g
Junior High
Our entry-level weighing scales for junior high school students. These scales and balances are perfect for school classroom environments with certain models offering the ability to be stacked in storage for added security and convenience. Highland and Core balances are frequently used in soil chemistry experiments for detemining the density of sand, rocks and minerals and their impact on weathering and soil erosion.
Highland® Portable Precision Balances
Highland® balances are well-suited for lab work, field use, and many industrial applications.
- Capacity
- 120g to 6000g
- Readability
- 0.001g to 0.1g
High School
Adam Equipment's selection of scales and balances for high school education. Our Highland and Core balances are frequently used in school science labs for a variety of curriculum-based experiments including Hess' Law and steel wool burning experiments.
Nimbus® Precision Balances
Nimbus precision balances feature solid metal construction throughout the balance to withstand chemicals and rigorous daily use. Suitable for universities, vets, medical use and science labs.
- Capacity
- 220g to 22000g
- Readability
- 0.001g to 0.1g
Luna Precision Balances
Luna precision balances deliver a combination of durability, performance and elegance. The stylish LCD shows results in 24mm blue digits on a contrasting black background for enhanced visibility.
- Capacity
- 220g to 15000g
- Readability
- 0.001g to 0.1g
Community College
Adam scales and balances for use in colleges and higher education. College-level balances are frequently used for conducting chemical reaction experiments in chemistry classes. Nimbus and Highland precision balances can be used to demonstrate the use of the ideal Gas Law, Daltons’ Law of Partial Pressures, and the Kinetic Theory of Gases by measuring pressure, volume and temperature, and using the ideal gas equation to calculate the amount of gas (moles).
Nimbus® Analytical Balances
Designed with scientists in mind, the Nimbus series of balances offers a range of models that deliver a full spectrum of precision readabilities, ranging from 0.1mg to 0.1g. Suitable for advanced weighing tasks in laboratory environments.
- Capacity
- 80g to 250g
- Readability
- 0.0001g
Solis Precision Balances
With high-resolution graphic display and intuitive features, Solis precision balances offer an outstanding solution for labs.
- Capacity
- 360g to 8200g
- Readability
- 0.001g to 0.01g
Luna Analytical Balances
With plenty of features and functions, Luna analytical balances accommodate basic to complex applications. Luna’s stylish LCD features large, 24mm digits in white on a black background.
- Capacity
- 80g to 250g
- Readability
- 0.0001g
University
Our range of precision and analytcial balances come equipped with a variety of different weighing functions, including percentage weighing used for the precise measuring of chemicals and solutions in university-level science experiments. Several of our balances have the ability to perform density determination for analysis of liquids and solids. Ideal for advanced science education, AP chemistry and university science labs; they provide the precision and connectivity to transmit, analyze and store weighing results.
Solis Semi-Micro and Analytical Balances
With high-resolution graphic display and intuitive features, Solis analytical balances offer an outstanding solution for labs.
- Capacity
- 120g to 510g
- Readability
- 0.01mg/0.1mg to 0.0001g
Equinox Semi-Micro and Analytical Balances
Featuring a high-resolution color touch screen, Equinox analytical balances provide intuitive operation and readily accessible functions. Equinox delivers exceptionally precise results for labs, science education and production facilities.
- Capacity
- 120g to 510g
- Readability
- 0.00001g to 0.0001g
Equinox Precision Balances
Featuring a high-resolution color touch screen, Equinox precision balances provide intuitive operation and readily accessible functions. Equinox delivers exceptionally precise results for labs, science education and production facilities.
- Capacity
- 360g to 8200g
- Readability
- 0.001g to 0.01g
Education Weighing Scales & Balances
Science teachers worldwide have relied on Adam Equipment to provide the best quality classroom weighing equipment for precision and value for more than 40 years.
Adam Equipment supports teachers and learning by offering a variety of teacher resources, including downloadable hands-on mass experiments for use in classrooms. Please see our education resources page to find out more.
