MINI-PHYSICS

(Grades 4 - 6)

GOALS OF MINI-PHYSICS

The student will:

• Construct a single movable pulley system and complete work with it
• Construct a single fixed pulley system and complete work with it.

OBJECTIVES OF MINI-PHYSICS

The student will:

• Verbalize the concept that the pulley is a labor saving device that allows (a) work to be completed by spreading the effort over a greater distance and (b) a force to be applied in a downward motion to move a weight upward.
• List an advantage and disadvantage of a single movable pulley system and a single fixed pulley system.

LIST OF MATERIALS FOR MINI-PHYSICS

• Support assembly
• Single pulley (2)
• Twine (2 ft.)
• Hook (2)
• Washer (30)
• Instruction manual

KT1005 $27.50

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