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- 12th
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Students design and construct a device that alters force and explain where it could be applied within a system and distinguish between ideal and actual mechanical advantage. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students explain the basic steps in running mechanics. They demonstrate the arm and leg opposition by getting up in front of the class and perform the movements while s/he explains correctly what s/he is doing. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the factors that control rates in a mechanical system. Through the use of a video, students discover how the relationship between distance and time determines an object's speed. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students familiarize themselves, through teacher demonstration, with Gavendish's apparatus first used for experimentally determining the value of the Universal Gravitational Constant G, and calculate theoretical value of Earth's Gravitational Constant "g" using Newtonian Mechanics and Universal Gravitational Constant G. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students identify an agricultural application using mechanical power. For each application, students discuss the location of the power source and where the power is applied at the rear axle. Students also analyze whether the speed and direction of the applied power is the same as that of the source. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students examine characterics of mechanical power. They use experiments and a formula to calculate horsepower ratings with that of various rated pieces of equipment. Collected information is used to form and test a hypothesis. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students review and edit writing pieces for grammar and mechanics. They view sentences and discuss how they feel about them. They collaborate in small groups to revise and edit sentences and present them to the class. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students read and discuss Boyle's Mechanical Philosophy and his rejection of Aristotle's theory of "Forms and Qualities." They answer a given set of questions and discuss these with the class. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students examine factors that control rates in mechanical system. They identify units associated with speed, calculate speed of moving object, identify units associated with acceleration, and calculate acceleration of moving object. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students exposed to history of pyramid contruction through Video Link. They calculate components of force involved in moving individual blocks during construction. Students calculate mechanical advantage and investigate the benefits of different mechanical systems. They take part in an interactive pyramid building simulation. Full Review »
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