Levers resources

Students are given some information on levers. They use this to label the pivot, load, and effort force on four other common examples of levers.

Task: Match simple machines to items, select length of bar to lift a rock, and draw how to set up bar and a block of wood to lift the rock. Assessment focus: levers.

Task: Answer questions about how a seesaw works and use an equation to calculate how to balance the seesaw.

Task: Answer questions about rowing. Assessment focus: levers.

Task: Answer two questions about pruning loppers. Assessment focus: levers.

Task: Answer two multiple choice questions. Assessment focus: forces.

Students are given some information about simple machines, and are asked to label the effort, load, and pivot on three examples of simple machines.

Task: Investigate mass required to lift a small rock when changing distance from pivot. Assessment focus: levers.

Task: Complete a diagram to show where two people will sit on a seesaw to balance it, and explain answer.

Task: Answer questions about levers. Assessment focus: levers.

Task: interpret data from a table and complete two calculations. The context is balancing a see-saw. Assessment focus: using a scientific formula to identify trends.