Teaching Levers and Pulleys?

Are your students trying to use a spring scale to measure force? Try this tutorial, Virtual Spring Scale,  to develop their abilities.  Simulating an actual spring scale, the Virtual Spring Scale allows students to measure the force in Newtons of a set of items. They can hang objects from the spring scale and use the spring scale to drag objects across a flat surface or up an inclined plane at various degrees. I used this interactive before we began our first experiment in the Foss kit, Levers and Pulleys.  It made a world of difference during the experiment.

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Try this photo effects and editing site called tuxpi.com. It has 58 different editing tools with numerous picture frames.  I uploaded a photo of a student and put her on a postage stamp frame. It was quick and easy. I think I will have students choose someone they think is important and have them create a postage stamp for them.  They will have to explain why this person deserves to be on a stamp.  If you have used Tuxpi.com please let me know how you have used the site in your classroom.