Inquiry to First Class Levers

This article provides a two part inquiry activity for first class levers for middle school students. Variables are addressed in the question portion of the different parts.

First-class inquiry

This article develops an introduction to levers at a level that 4-8 grade students would benefit from. It is very short, but covers the basics as well as introducing some of the terminology ... See More

This article develops an introduction to levers at a level that 4-8 grade students would benefit from. It is very short, but covers the basics as well as introducing some of the terminology needed to teach within this unit. At the younger grades, terminology may need to be addressed more. There is a Part A and a Part B to investigate that will allow the students to use spring scales (a tool that I find sometimes hard to find good activities for) as well as collect data. The materials are easy to obtain, set-up, and use. Student inquiry is abundant in this activity.