Work, Force, Power, and Machines Task
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Course: Engineering Design 1
Task Length: 1 hour
Work, Force, Power, & Machines |
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Task Description |
Standards |
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In this task, students will work in small groups to generate solutions using the engineering design process. |
Standard 11: In teams, document the process of completing a simple project, such as building or using one or more simple machines. Participate in and describe each engineering design process step in an engineering notebook. Create a physical prototype or model based on the constraints specified in the project and the data gathered in the process of development. |
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Content Understandings |
Extending Understandings |
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Upon successful completion of these tasks students will demonstrate the ability to:
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To move students towards deeper understanding, they should be given opportunities to:
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Support Strategies |
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If students are struggling to access this task, additional supports and strategies could be employed as students are engaging with the task.
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TASK GUIDES
This activity will require students to apply what they learned during the lesson/lecture on simple machines to a scenario.
Task Steps
- The teacher will divide the students into groups of 3 (depending on class size)
- Each group will be given the scenario worksheet. They must use a predetermined platform to present each step of the scenario to their teacher.
Student Resources
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The Scenario |
The Nashville Zoo has a new tiger exhibit coming to town arriving by train. On its way to Nashville the train jumped the track and the rail car carrying the tigers turned over. The local freight train crew was able to get the train back on the track, but the Nashville Zoo still has a problem: How do they get the tigers back on the train? Your task is to lift the tigers six feet back onto the rail car. |
Instructions |
Design a way to get the tigers back on the train. Each group must do the following:
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Constraints |
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