Levers and mechanical advantage
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I can identify each class of lever and apply a sporting example of each.
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There are three different types of lever in the human body.
Levers are categorised based on the location of the load, effort and fulcrum.
Sporting examples of a first class lever include the neck when heading the ball in football.
Sporting examples of a second class lever include pointing the toes at the ankle during a jump shot in basketball.
Sporting examples of a third class lever include flexion of the elbow in a bicep curl.
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