Fifth grade students at Munsey Park School in Manhasset are beginning their simple machines unit. Students learned about the different parts of a lever—lever arm, fulcrum, load and effort force. After ...

The Lever Loads Activity has students follow directions to devise a lever and then think about some of the aspects related to levers. This adaptation adds a level of complexity by having the students ...

TASK: Given various scenarios where lifting of a heavy load is required, list and describe the safety considerations to be dealt with before, during and after the lift is accomplished. The "Lifting ...

Levers are used all over the place in our everyday life. But have you ever wondered just exactly how they work? Grab your favorite budding scientist and tackle this fun project — and before you know ...