Simple Machines
In this unit students will be able to:
- Investigate movement using the six simple machines- lever, pulley, wheel and axle,
inclined plane, wedge and screw.
- Look at how simple machines allow humans to move objects with less work
thus making our lives easier (a positive impact on society).
- Use common object found around them, and study where the mechanisms are in these objects and how they help to move the objects in different directions.
- Through the study of moving things, they will develop a sense of spatial relationships between stationary and moving objects.
- Have many opportunities to conduct simple experiments as well as design and build their own machine to perform certain tasks.
- Begin to develop awareness that these simple machines can also have negative impacts on society, such as safety and environmental concerns.
- Investigate movement using the six simple machines- lever, pulley, wheel and axle,
inclined plane, wedge and screw.
- Look at how simple machines allow humans to move objects with less work
thus making our lives easier (a positive impact on society).
- Use common object found around them, and study where the mechanisms are in these objects and how they help to move the objects in different directions.
- Through the study of moving things, they will develop a sense of spatial relationships between stationary and moving objects.
- Have many opportunities to conduct simple experiments as well as design and build their own machine to perform certain tasks.
- Begin to develop awareness that these simple machines can also have negative impacts on society, such as safety and environmental concerns.