Showing posts with label fulcrum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fulcrum. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Simple Machines Continued


Continuing with our study of simple machines, we experimented with levers.  Where is the fulcrum? Where is the load? And does the nearness of the load to the fulcrum affect the amount of force or effort needed? We know the answers to these questions in the grade 3 and 4 classroom!