Lesson 5: Levers, pulleys and gears
Designing and building a simple pulley system and exploring the effects of levers and gears.
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Learning objective
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National curriculum
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Arrange the class into pairs and hand out the Resource:Knowledge organiser (one per pair), a whiteboard and a pen. Display the Presentation: What is the question? and read out the rules of the game.
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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary definitions
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 3 July 2026
