Using

Force

Grade 7 Block 4 Week 3 Unit 8

 Types of levers

+ Long time ago, man invented many simple machines to help him
to perform heavy tasks more easily
+ The most common simple machines are levers that were first
described in 260 B.C by the Greek scientist Archimedes.

Simple Machines:Levers - YouTube

Lever

+ It is a rigid bar that rotates around a fixed point called pivot and
is affected by an effort force and a load.
The structure of
lever
Any lever consist of :
+ Resistance force (load)
+ Effort force
+ Pivot
 Types of levers
are

1st Class lever 2nd Class lever 3rd Class lever

First class lever

+ They are lever that have the

pivot between the effort force
and the load.
 1- Crowbar
Examples 2- Seesaw
3- Scissors
4- Pliers
Fulcrum = pivot
Second class
lever
+ They are lever that have the
load between the effort force
and the Pivot.
 1- Nutcracker
Examples 2- wheelbarrow

Fulcrum = pivot
Third class lever

+ They are lever that have the

effort force between the load
and the Pivot.
 Examples 1- Manual broom
2- Tweezers
3- Coal holder
4- Fishing tool
Fulcrum = pivot
Work sheet