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Simple Machines

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Students explore the concepts of force and effort by observing simple machines. For this physics lesson, students attempt to sharpen a pencil without any help, bite into an orange with their lips curled over their teeth, and other observable acts to exemplify how simple machines make our daily tasks easier.

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wheels, axles, screws, force, motion, levers, pulleys, simple machines, wedges, inclined planes

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force and motion, inclined plane, lever, pulley, screw, simple machines, wedge, wheel and axle, science
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1st - 2nd
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Science
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