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Science Buddies: Give Yourself a Lift: Lightening the Load With Pulleys ActivityScience Buddies: Give Yourself a Lift: Lightening the Load With Pulleys Activity
Publisher
Science Buddies
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Grade
9th - 10th
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Science
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Lexile Measures
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Science Buddies: Give Yourself a Lift: Lightening the Load With Pulleys

Curated by ACT

Before the Industrial Age, people relied on muscle power for moving and lifting heavy objects. Here's a project that shows you how you can use your head to make heavy lifting easier on your muscles - and your back.

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Concepts

force, mechanical engineering, pulleys

Additional Tags

science fair project, science buddies, pulley, science project, simple machine

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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