page_title: Seesaw
section_title: Varieties
hierarchical_section_title: Seesaw / Varieties
caption_attribution_description: Title: At Rest English: A seesaw or teeter-totter in a children's playground in Ottawa, Canada.
context_page_description: A seesaw is a long, narrow board supported by a single pivot point, most commonly located at the midpoint between both ends; as one end goes up, the other goes down. These are most commonly found at parks and school playgrounds.
context_section_description: The most common playground design of seesaw features a board balanced in the center. A person sits on each end, and they take turns pushing their feet against the ground to lift their side into the air. Playground seesaws usually have handles for the riders to grip as they sit facing each other. One problem with the seesaw's design is that if a child allows himself/herself to hit the ground suddenly after jumping, or exits the seesaw at the bottom, the other child may fall and be injured. For this reason, seesaws are often mounted above a soft surface such as foam, wood chips, or sand.
  Seesaws also are manufactured in shapes designed to look like other things, such as airplanes, helicopters, and animals. 
  Seesaws, and the eagerness of children to play with them, are sometimes used to aid in mechanical processes. For example, at the Gaviotas community in Colombia, a children's seesaw is connected to a water pump.
caption: A seesaw in a children's playground
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