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Student Exploration: Levers

For Students 5th - 7th
In this earthquake exploration worksheet, students complete 2 prior knowledge questions, then use "Levers Gizmo" to conduct several activities, completing short answer questions when finished.
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Levers, Pulleys, Incline Planes

For Students 9th - 12th
For this pulleys, levers and incline planes worksheet, students answer 22 questions about output force, energy loss, and net force on pulleys, levers and incline planes.
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Lifting Lever

For Students 7th - 9th
In this lever instructional activity, students build a lever using cardboard, a yardstick and paper cups with pennies. They vary the distance the effort is from the fulcrum and determine how much effort is needed to lift the load.
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Levers

For Students 9th - 12th
In this levers worksheet, learners compare the three classes of levers. Students determine how the location of the fulcrum effects the amount of force needed. Then learners complete 20 fill in the blank questions and 6 word problems.
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First Class Lever Lab

For Students 8th - 10th
In this first class lever worksheet, students investigate the mechanical advantage of this simple machine. Students change the effort arm and the resistance arm and calculate the resistance force, effort force and the mechanical...
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Science-- "Moving the World?"- Learning About Levers

For Students 4th - 5th
In this levers worksheet, students read a one page information text about the three classes of levers. Students then analyze 10 pictures of simple machines and circle the fulcrum point. Students classify each machine according to the...
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Levers 1

For Students 4th - 6th
In this levers learning exercise, students follow directions to making levers with a ruler, weights, pennies, and more. Students then see how much force is needed when adding more weights.
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Levers 2

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this levers worksheet, students conduct an experiment on lifting levers including materials such as pennies, stickers, pencils, and weights. Students then answer 2 questions about what they found.
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Levers: Machines at home

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this levers learning exercise, students try to find levers in their home or class. Students find 10 levers and record them in this levers list.
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How Does a Lever Work?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this lever worksheet, students read and do the 8 detailed steps in an investigation about levers. Students answer 2 essay questions and record their data on a chart.
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Simple Machines - Museum of Science and Industry

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this museum student guide worksheet, students make a mini-book about simple machines to be used during a visit to the Museum of Science and Industry. They locate the exhibits that demonstrate the wedge, inclined plane, screw, lever,...
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Six Kinds Do It All

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Teach young engineers that all machines, no matter how complicated or complex, are made up of just six simple devices with this hands-on physical science lesson. Using the included templates, students first create paper models of...
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Lifting Lever

For Students 7th - 9th
In this levers learning exercise, students create a lever using a yardstick, a cardboard stand as the fulcrum and a cup of pennies as the load. They measure the distance from the fulcrum to the load, they measure the load and they...
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Simple Machines

For Students 5th - 10th
In this simple machines worksheet, students read about different simple machines and then complete word problems about a ramp and a lever. Students complete 2 word problems.
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Matching Types of Simple Machines

For Students 5th
In this matching types of simple machines worksheet, 5th graders read the definition and examples of simple machines, then match 10 pictures of devices with 4 categories.
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Levers

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this levers learning exercise, students review how to calculate mechanical advantages using forces and using distance. Students explore the three types of levers. Then students complete 20 fill in the blank questions and 6 problems to...
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The Lever Family

For Students 9th - 12th
In this lever learning exercise, students determine the ideal mechanical advantage for different classes of levers. This learning exercise has 6 problems to solve.
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Understanding Simple Machines

For Students 5th - 7th
In this simple machines worksheet, students read about various types of simple machines. They then use what they learned to answer 17 questions. The answers are on the last page.
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Exploring Homophones

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
What do homophones and levers have in common? They're part of a design challenge that asks primary graders to create a display that connects two homophones and has at least one part that is moved by a lever. A knight that raises his...
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If Simple Machines Weren't Around...Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
In this simple machines worksheet, students fill out a chart involving 6 simple machines while explaining the function and benefits of each one. Students describe which simple machine they feel has had the greatest impact on mankind.
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Mechanical Advantage

For Students 10th - 12th
For this mechanical advantage worksheet, students use the equation for mechanical advantage to solve for output force or input force. Students complete 3 problems.
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Simple Machines and Mechanical Advantage

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this machines worksheet, students review the six simple machines and how to calculate mechanical advantage. Students complete 8 matching, 16 fill in the blank, and 6 problems to solve.
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Simply Machines

For Students 7th - 11th
In this machines activity, students draw a "Rube Goldberg" style machine which uses 3 different types of simple machines to complete one task.
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Simple Machines

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this simple machine worksheet, students read twelve clues to complete a crossword puzzle. The clues are a review of all simple machines.

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