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Work Made Easy

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Second graders maneuver placement of the fulcrum on the lever to see how to lift weight most easily. They role-play as archaeologists with the task of lifting a heavy rock from the dig site. They write in science journals about what they've discovered.

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fulcrum, levers, simple machines

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fulcrum, lever, simple machines, weight distribution, science

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