Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Pulleys - Science



Did you know that lifting heavy objects can be easy using a pulley especially when you have 2 or more pulleys? We found that out today when we made our own pulley in pairs and used it to lift a piece of wood.
We then used a single pulley to lift a tin full of stones to the ceiling, and then tried lifting it with a double pulley system. We couldn't believe how much easier it was to lift!
A big thankyou to Mr Bellamy who made all the bits and pieces to make our own pulley system.

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