Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to suggest how to solve problems using a combination of levers, pulleys and gears and a template to identify and record how to either use levers, pulleys and gears to solve a problem for a mechanical advantage.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to produce a class presentation to demonstrate how to use mechanical advantages to solve a problem.

This lesson is part of a science scheme of work to get the children to research, test and illustrate how to use different types of levers, pulleys and gears to change the direction and strength of a range of forces. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.