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Levers Lift and Move

Simple Machines Help Us

Day 159of 180
Week 32of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand what a lever is and how it helps move objects

2

Demonstrate how a lever can lift objects with less effort

3

Appreciate how God gives us wisdom to solve problems

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:19

“Yahweh by wisdom founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.”

— Proverbs 3:19 (WEB)

Just as we use levers to make work easier, God used wisdom to create the world efficiently

📦 Materials Needed

  • Ruler or wooden ruler
  • Pencil
  • Small toy or lightweight object
  • BibleMouse Science Journal
  • Crayon or pencil
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's lesson about wheels and axles. Ask: 'What did we learn about how wheels help us move things?'

💭 Review Question: What simple machine did we talk about yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Introduce levers as simple machines that help us lift and move things with less effort

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • A lever is a tool that helps us lift or move things
  • Levers can make heavy things feel lighter
  • We use levers every day without thinking about it
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you name something that works like a lever?
  • What happens when we push down on one end of a lever?
3Activity: Lever Lifting Challenge (10 min)
hands-on

Demonstrate how a lever can lift objects more easily

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place a pencil on the table like a see-saw
  2. Put a small toy on one end
  3. Press down on the other end to lift the toy
  4. Draw a picture in your BibleMouse Science Journal
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child position the lever and lift together

Challenge: Try lifting heavier objects and observe the difference

4Closing (3 min)

Recap how levers help us move things more easily

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about levers today?
  • Can you show me how a lever works?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll look for simple machines around our home

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Levers work on the principle of mechanical advantage, reducing the force needed to move an object

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, encouraging language
  • Let child experiment and explore
  • Praise effort and curiosity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might have difficulty understanding how the lever works

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to demonstrate basic lever movement

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a lever playground with household items
  • Read BibleMouse Resource Guide section on simple machines

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