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Levers
For Mrs. Berg’s Science Class
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A lever consists of a rod or bar that rests and turns on a support called a fulcrum.
effortresistance
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A force of effort is applied at one end of the rod to lift a load placed at the other end. A lever can help lift a weight with less effort.
effort
resistance
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Prying something loose with a crowbar is using a lever. Some machines, such as a catapult,
use a lever to hurl objects.
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Here is a catapult you could make.
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Three Classes of Levers
• First Class Lever– The fulcrum is between the effort force and
the resistance force.
resistance
fulcrum
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Three Classes of Levers
• Second Class Lever– The resistance is between the effort and the
fulcrum.
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Three Classes of Levers
• Third Class of Lever– The effort is between the fulcrum and the
resistance.
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First Class Lever
Second Class Lever
Third Class Lever
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Levers on the internet
• Check out these websites!
• http://www.dynamicscience.com.au/tester/solutions/hydraulicus/simplemachineslevers1.htm
• LEVERS in our BODIES!• http://www.dynamicscience.com.au/tester/solutions/
hydraulicus/humanbody.htm
• http://www.montgomery.k12.ky.us/camargo/Projects/simplemachines/simplemachines.htm
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Levers in the Body• An example of a first-class lever is the joint between the
skull and the atlas vertebrae of the spine: the spine is the fulcrum across which muscles lift the head.
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An example in the human body of a second-class lever is the Achilles tendon, pushing or pulling across the heel of the foot.
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An example of a third-class lever in the human body is the elbow joint: when lifting a book, the elbow joint is the fulcrum across which the biceps muscle performs the work.
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First Class Lever
Second Class Lever
Third Class Lever
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Key Concepts:
• A lever pivots on one fixed point – up and down or side to side.
• To use a lever, effort is applied to one end by pushing or pulling. The lever transfers this force to move the load.
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Key Concepts:
• A lever can make work easier in the following ways:– Increasing the force being applied.– Changing the direction of the force.– Increasing the distance or speed at which the
job is done.
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Vocabulary• Simple Machine- a machine with one moving part• Lever –a beam, bar, rod that turns or rotates on or around a
fixed point• Fulcrum – a fixed point that allows the beam to rotate around it.• Work – the use of force to move an object• Force –any kind of push or pull on an object• Effort – the force that is used to do the work• Resistance – the force (load) that works against the effort• Load –the object or resistance being moved by the effort• Friction – the force that is caused when 2 surfaces rub together
as an object moves• Mechanical Advantage – how the simple machine increases the
effort
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beam
bar
rod
board
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rotate
Turn
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effortResistance / Load
fulcrum
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work
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friction
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Mechanical Advantage