TAG 3
Levers for Multiplication Game
September 4, 2012

Make a lever that can fling a "hay bale" into the barn loft.

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Farmer Dale's Lucky Lever LEGO Game

(3rd Multiplication, 4th Distributive Properties, 5th Exponents)

Objective: to learn about levers and to practice multiplication, distributive properties, and exponents

Essential Questions:

1. What is a simple machine?

2. What is a fulcrum? What is load? What is effort?

3. How many different types of levers are there?
 
 
 

LEGO: Farmer Dale's Lucky Lever Game
 
 

Name: ____________

Objective: to learn about levers and to practice multiplication, distributive properties, and exponents
 

All About Levers

Levers are one of the basic tools that were probably used in prehistoric times. Levers were first described about 260 BC by the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes (287-212 BC).

A lever is a simple machine that makes work easier for use; it involves moving a load around a pivot using a force. Many of our basic tools use levers, including scissors (2 class 1 levers), pliers (2 class 1 levers), hammer claws (a single class 2 lever), nut crackers (2 class 2 levers), and tongs (2 class 3 levers).
 
 
 
 
 
 

How to Play: Build a class 1 lever device to launch Farmer Dale's hay into his barn.

Points are determined where the hay lays on the game board. (If it lands on a line use the higher number.)
The person with the highest score at the end of the game wins!
 
 
 

Farmer Dale's Lucky Lever Game
 

_______________ vs. _________________
 
 

Round 1:  __________ x _____________ =  Score: ___________

Round 2:  __________ x _____________ =   Score: ___________

Round 3:  __________ x _____________ =   Score: ___________

Round 4:  __________ x _____________ =   Score: ___________

Round 5:  __________ x _____________ =    Score: ___________

Round 6:  __________ x _____________ =   Score: ___________

Round 7:  __________ x _____________ =   Score: ___________

Round 8:  __________ x _____________ =   Score: ___________

Round 9:  __________ x _____________ =   Score: ___________

Round 10:  __________ x _____________ =   Score: ___________
 

                                                            Grand Total: _____________ Points