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Tools and Equipment, Part I
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Bendewald, Michael Lewis, Jake Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Yowell, Janet |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Description | Students act as engineers creating a design for a ramp at a construction site by measuring four different inclined planes and calculating the ideal mechanical advantage versus the actual mechanical advantage of each. Through a series of activities, students discover that the concept of mechanical advantage describes reality fairly well. They act as engineers creating a design for a ramp at a construction site by measuring four different inclined planes and calculating the ideal mechanical advantage versus the actual mechanical advantage of each. Then, they use their analysis to make recommendations for the construction site. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Physical Science Inclined Plane Mechanical Advantage Simple Machine |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics |
