Forces
and Machines: The Bike Shop
This unit is mainly taught
using our text. See our curriculum sheets for additional information.
Central Questions
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How do living things and human
technology change matter and transform energy?
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How do things move around us?
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Why do things move as they do?
Objectives
- Construct simple objects that
fulfill a technical purpose.
- Describe or compare motions of
common objects in terms of speed direction.
- Describe what forces are need
to speed up, slow down, stop or change the direction on an object.
- Use simple machines to make work
easier.
Lesson Plans/Units
Simple
Machines Unit Overview from the Sample Core Curriculum for Michigan
Schools
Marvelous
Machines
Work
is Simple with Simple Machines
Simple
Machines: Evergreen Curriculum
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