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STEM Course: Getting to Work with Simple Machines
Getting to Work with Simple Machines - Introduction
Course Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards
Course Introduction Video (1:44)
What is Work?
What is Work? - video (3:33)
What is Force?
Introduction to Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton Crossword Puzzle
Sir Isaac Newton Crossword Answers
What is Force? - video (5:02)
Experimenting with Friction - Experiment
How Do We Measure Force (difference between weight and mass)?
How do we measure force? What's the difference between weight and mass? - video (5:58)
How much would you weigh across the solar system? - activity
Why do We Need Machines? What is Mechanical Advantage?
How do machines help us? What is "mechanical advantage?" - video (4:29)
Your Simple Machine Journal
Inclined Planes
What are inclined planes and how do they help us do work? - video (7:00)
Calculating the mechanical advantage of inclined planes - activity
Levers
The Three Classes of Levers - video (4:19)
The Three Classes of Levers - Written Explanation with Pictures
What Kind of Lever Am I? - activity
Law of Levers - Part 1 - video (9:43)
Law of Levers - Lab Work
Law of Levers - Part 2 - Video (7:16)
How Long of a Lever Do You Need? - Activity
The Wheel and Axle
Wheel and Axle Introduction - video (8:25)
Where is the Input Force Applied? What is the Effect?
Wheel and Axle in Action - Build a Rubberband Powered Car - video (5:30)
Wedges, Screws, and Pulleys
Working with Wedges - video (5:05)
Experimenting with Screws - video (3:53)
The Screw Crossword Puzzle and Answers
Pulleys Work With Gravity - video (7:20)
Let's See What You Learned!
Simple Machine Crossword Puzzle
Simple Machine Crossword Puzzle - Answers
Simple Machines - Crossword Puzzle 2
Simple Machines - Crossword puzzle 2 answers
Course Evaluation
Course Evaluation Survey
Simple Machines - Crossword puzzle 2 answers
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