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Build a Balance Scale

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Overview

In the experiment 'force of a lever' you experimented with a lever and how it multiplies forces from one end to the other. Do you know how this can be leveraged to measure weights?

Try this experiment to learn how a balance scale works.

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Subject: Physics

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Part of Science Kit: Little Labs: Physics
Class: Physics
Category: Physics
Created by: Physics Teacher
Added: July 2, 2009
| Number of views: 2988
| Number of times started: 73
| Number of ratings: 1
| Average rating: (5.00)

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