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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Solving With Seesaws

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use a simple seesaw to visualize solving a two- or three-step mathematics equation, while solving a basic structural engineering weight balance problem in the process. They solve two-step equations on a worksheet and attempt to...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Mighty Mathematics of the Lever

For Students 9th - 10th
Andy Peterson and Zack Patterson use the seesaw to illustrate the amazing implications and uses of the lever. [4:45]
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Handout
Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: Levers

For Students 9th - 10th
A quite lengthy chapter on the simple machine the lever. Includes uses, classes, mechanical advantage, formulae, etc. A full discussion, with good illustrations.