Levers, Pulleys & Gears
Your child knows some simple machines let a small effort do a big job. A seesaw, a pulley on a flagpole, and bicycle gears all make heavy work easier.
In curriculum terms
Recognise that some mechanisms including levers, pulleys, and gears allow a smaller force to have a greater effect
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Can your child explain how a see-saw, a pulley on a flagpole, or the gears on a bicycle make it easier to move heavy things with less effort?
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Curriculum alignment
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Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 1 VIC
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
identify how forces can be exerted by one object on another and investigate the effect of frictional, gravitational and magnetic forces on the motion of objects
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
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