3. Big Idea

4. Science Standard 6.h; 6.i Students know how to compare joints in the body (wrist, shoulder, thigh) with structures used in machines and simple devices (hinge, ball-and-socket, and sliding joints). Students know how levers confer mechanical advantage and how the application of this principle applies to the musculoskeletal system.

5. Force: the push or pull of an object. Work: when you exert a force on an object that causes the object to move some distance in the same direction as the force. Machine: a device that allows you to do work in a way that is easier and more effective. Lever: a rigid rod that is free to rotate around a fixed pivot point.

6. Fulcrum: the fixed point that a level rotates around Effort force: the force that you exert on a lever. Effort distance: the distance that you push down. Resistance force: the force that a lever exerts on an object. Resistance distance: the distance the lever pushes up on an object.

7. Mechanical advantage: the number of times a lever increases a force exerted on it. Effort arm: the distance from the fulcrum to the effort force. Resistance arm: the distance from the fulcrum to the resistance force.

8. 1 Force Describes by its strength, or magnitude, and the direction in which it acts. The standard unit for the magnitude of a force is the Newton (N). An arrow can represent the direction and strength. The arrow points in the direction of the force. The longer the arrow, the greater the force’s strength.

9. 1 Work You can calculate the amount of work done on an object by multiplying force times distance. This formula can be used to calculate the amount of work you do to lift a plant. When you lift an object, the upward force must be at least equal to the object’s weight.

10. Levers First person to explain how levers work was Archimedes, a mathematician of ancient Greece. A level is a simple machine that makes lifting heavy objects easier.

11.  A lever makes work easier by changing the amount of force exerted, the distance over which the force is exerted, or the direction of the force.

12. A hammer acts as a lever when you pull a nail from a board. The force exerted on the lever The hammer changes the direction an amount of force you exert, so the nail is easier to remove. The force exerted on the object

13. Class 1 – The fulcrum is between the effort force and the resistance force.  always change the direction of the effort force.

14. Class 2 – the resistance force is between the effort force and the fulcrum.  Increase force, but do not change the direction of the effort force.

15. Class 3 – the effort force is between the resistance force and the fulcrum. Increase distance, but do not change the direction of the effort force.

16. When you move your legs, hips, hands, or head, your are using a lever system to perform the movement. Most of the machines in your body are levers that consist of bones and muscles. Many of the body’s movable joints are actually fulcrums. The joints act as pivot points for the bones. The bones act as levers, and muscles provide the force. The thigh joint, the wrist joint, the shoulder joint, the knee joint, and the elbow joint are examples of fulcrums for third-class levers in the body.

17. The joint at the top of your neck is the fulcrum of a first-class lever. The muscles in the back of your neck provide the effort force. The resistance force is use to tilt your head back.

18. The ball of your foot is the fulcrum of a second-class lever. The muscle in the calf of your leg provides the effort force. The resistance force is used to raise your body.

19. Your elbow is the fulcrum of a third-class lever. Your biceps muscle provides the effort force. The resistance force is used to lift your arm.

20. Across Discipline: Language Arts Use you math skills to calculate the Effort force and Resistance force for the problems on page 535  Question: Write 2 questions using your Blooms Taxonomy Card (analysis) and answer them. Compare and contrast the 3 types of levers in the body. Summary (Blooms): Retell in your own words what this section was about.

21. Answer # 1, 2, 3 Finish # 4-7