Lever

Lever:  A lever is a simple machine.  A lever is a board or bar that rests on a turning point.  This turning point is called the fulcrum.  An object that a lever moves is called the load.  The closer the object is to the fulcrum, the easier it is to move.

Some examples of levers are:

•  a seesaw

•  a hammer prying a nail out of wood

•  a bottle opener

•  a baseball bat

•  Can you think of any other examples?  Record them here.

•  Try the lever experiment on the experiments page.