PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The answers all touch on physics and chemistry
Key scientific skills:
Independent inquiry
Habits of the mind
Objective observation
Wonder why
Make no assumptions
Pose explanations- Hypothesise
Work=force x distance TURN TO A NEIGHBOR AND TELL THEM WHAT YOU WANT WHEN YOU DO WORK
SIMPLE MACHINES
- Incline plane
- Screw
- Wedge
- Lever
- Wheel-and-axel
- Pulley
Vocabulary
- Force: Any push or pull
- Joule:energy,heat,work
- Newton: unit for force
- Work: energy to move obj.
- Simple Machine: fundamental part of any machine (6)
Mechanical Advantage= force applied/force applied with mechanical help
A construction worker uses a board as a lever to lift a heavy rock. He applies 20N w/o lever & with lever he applies 10N of force
What is the Mechanical advantage?
Discuss what simple machines he used and the feasibility of Stonehenge or the ancient pyramids being built this way.