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Energy & Forces - Forces & their effects - Forces & Gravity - G31
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EF-E3.1

EF-E3.1 Describe the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces
Lever is a force magnifier.
Movement in the human body is due to muscular forces acting on bone levers

 

1 Use two spring balances to pull in opposite direction.
2 Use a simple model of a see-saw to investigate the relationship between opposing forces.
3 Weigh a series of objects suspended in air and then suspended in water.
4 Discuss balanced and unbalanced forces on moving and on stationary objects to create explanatory diagrams using arrows to show the direction and scale of the forces involved.

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