The students will be taking the data they collected to help them plan and engineer their designs for a subsytem. Their task is to move a "sack of potatoes" a certain distance and then lift it onto a table. Stay tuned to see what they create!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Simple Machines
We have had a great time learning about simple machines! The students participated in stations today to test out the amount of force needed to move a load. They used levers, pulleys, wheels and axles, and inclined planes. They are getting good practice using the spring scales and measuring in Newtons.
The students will be taking the data they collected to help them plan and engineer their designs for a subsytem. Their task is to move a "sack of potatoes" a certain distance and then lift it onto a table. Stay tuned to see what they create!
The students will be taking the data they collected to help them plan and engineer their designs for a subsytem. Their task is to move a "sack of potatoes" a certain distance and then lift it onto a table. Stay tuned to see what they create!
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