Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Work: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the concept of work, and show that it can be calculated using force and distance.
Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Sciences: Work

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives the definition of work and explains how work is related to force and distance. Also explains the units used to measure work and how it is calculated.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Power, Work and the Waterwheel

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Waterwheels are devices that generate power and do work. Students construct a waterwheel using two-liter bottles, dowel rods and index cards, and calculate the power created and work done by them.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Human Power

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students do work by lifting a known mass over a period of time. The mass and measured distance and time is used to calculate force, work, energy and power in metric units. The students' power is then compared to horse power and the power...