Lifting with Levers!
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In this fun hands-on activity learners explore a simple machine: the lever. What happens to a load when you multiply the length of a lever? Find out here! The activity is related to an episode of Cyberchase: "Escape from Merlin's Maze," in which the Cybersquad must multiply the lengths of their levers to move multiplying stone slabs. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]
- Under 5 minutes
- 45 to 60 minutes
- $1 - $5 per student
- Ages 8 - 11
- Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- Foam board, or heavy cardboard
- ruler
- marker
- scissors or paper cutter
- binder clip, medium size
- 6 small paper cups (3-ounce size)
- 50 pennies
- tape
Subjects
- Engineering and Technology
- Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Engineering
- Mathematics
- Algebra
- Measurement
- Size and Scale
- Problem Solving
- Physical Sciences
- Energy
- Work and Machines
- Motion and Forces
- Gravity
- Energy
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- read
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
This resource is part of:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- Cyberchase, WNET; Title Entertainment, Inc.
Source Collection:
- Cyberchase
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, WNET.ORG Properties LLC, ©2009
Funding Sources:
- National Science Foundation
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Ernst & Young, LLP
- PBS
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- The Volckhausen Family
