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Opération levier

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Dans la collection Une minute de science svp!, Opération levier explique à l'aide d'archives, d'animation et d'une narration amusante comment le levier transforme un petit effort en une grande force.

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Dans la collection Une minute de science svp!, Opération levier explique à l'aide d'archives, d'animation et d'une narration amusante comment le levier transforme un petit effort en une grande force.

  • direction
    Sylvain Charbonneau
  • animation
    Sylvain Proteau
  • producer
    Jean-Jacques Leduc
  • delegate producer
    Marc Bertrand

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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.).
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