Operation Lever
2000
1 min
Coming soon
A clip in the Science Please! collection, Operation Lever uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain how a lever increases force.
Details
A clip in the Science Please! collection, Operation Lever uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain how a lever increases force.
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directorSylvain Charbonneau
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animationSylvain Proteau
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producerJean-Jacques Leduc
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associate producerMarc Bertrand
Education
Ages 6 to 11
Technology Education - Science and Technology
Technology Education - Society and Technology
Teacher asks students to:
- describe, before watching the film, how they would go about lifting a large rock without too much effort, and investigate how Egyptian, Central American, etc. civilizations were able to build pyramids;
- sort various everyday objects according to whether they can operate as levers;
- invent rides for an “Archimedes Theme Park,” based on the principles of simple machines (pulley, lever, screw, etc.).
