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Science Buddies: Give It a Lift With a Lever

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Simple machines allow us to do difficult tasks like lifting objects heavier than our body weight. In this science project you'll build a tabletop lever and measure how much effort it takes to lift an object by altering the length of the effort arm.

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Concepts
fulcrum, mechanical advantage, levers
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Additional Tags
effort, effort arm, load, load arm, physics science project, science fair project idea, science buddies, lever, simple machine
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)