Students continue observing simple machines by investigating levers. Their investigations show that levers, like inclined planes, make work easier by allowing the user to apply less force through a greater distance.

Student Resources

• 5.1 Vocabulary
• 5.2 Making a Lever
• 5.3 Using a Lever
• 5.4 Section 5 Assessment

Learn by Reading

For additional content-area reading, check out the Houghton Mifflin Science eBook: Grade 2, Unit F, page 27.