The Podcast: NSTA Press: Energy Stop Faking It!: Introduction to Simple Machines - the Lever is a segment of the Web Seminar: NSTA Press Energy Stop Faking It! II, May 5, 2009. The podcast is 8 minutes 41 seconds in duration.

The source Web Seminar was the second of two scheduled as a follow-up to the Energy: Stop Faking It! Symposium that took place at the NSTA National Conference on Science Education in New Orleans, LA. In the program, Dr. Robertson talked about simple machines by highlighting the lever and pulley. A prime focus of the presentation was the relationship between force and distance when a simple machine is applied. He used illustration examples from his book, NSTA Science Object simulations, and a variety of questions to help participants gain an appreciation for the concept of simple machines.

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