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Making Work Easy

Series:

WorldWise - Content based Learning

Level:

19-20

Text Type/s:

Explanation

ISBN:

9781760868574
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Synopsis:

Making Work Easy explores how pulleys and levers are used separately and together to make the work of lifting and moving things easier. It provides familiar examples of tools and machines that have pulleys and/or levers in their design.

Curriculum link:

Science Curriculum links Australia • PS (ACSSUO33) A push or a pull effects how an object moves or changes shape • DTKU (ACTDEK002) Explore how technologies use forces to create movement in products New Zealand • PW: The effect of forces (contact and non-

Key Concepts:

Work is the movement of an object by pushing or pulling. Pulleys and levers make it easier to reach, lift and move heavy things. Using pulleys and levers together makes work easier to do.

Reading Strategies:

Making inferences

Extent:

20

Supporting Materials:

Lesson Plan - Making Work Easy