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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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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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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 3 July 2026

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