Science+Lesson+for+Jun+1-5

Agenda: Changes:
 * 1) Do Now:
 * Monday/Tuesday: What is a machine? List three examples of a machine.
 * Wednesday/Thursday: Define mechanical advantage. What is the formula to calculate the mechanical advantage of a machine? Validate your understanding of the concept - mechanical advantage by answering the Math Practice on page 103.
 * Friday: Why can't a machine be 100% efficient?
 * 1) Participate in Teacher-led discussions & demonstrations:
 * concepts of simple
 * compound machines
 * energy transfer
 * 1) Open a second window &  Log-in to your [|Online Textbook]
 * 2) Enter your new Science Textbook, Short course M: __Forces, Motion, and Energy__
 * 3) Enter Chapter 4, Section 2
 * 4) Take notes as you scan this section and accomplish steps 7 through 10.
 * 5) Read the Objectives and Terms to Learn on the first page of the section.
 * 6) Read and study definitions of Terms to Learn. These words are highlighted in yellow throughout the section.
 * 7) View & study the animations in the "Visual Concepts" section
 * 8) Read and study the “Section Review Summary" on the last page of the section.
 * 9) Repeat Steps 6 through 10 for section 3.
 * 10) Download instructional sheet, review it, and continue the activities below: [[file:Wacky Simple Machines.docx]]
 * 11) View lesson on simple machines made simple by Beacon Learning: [|Simple Machines Made Simple]
 * 12) Conduct activities on Edheads' website to reinforce understanding of simple and compound machines:
 * [|Simple Machines]
 * [|Compound Machines]
 * [|Mr. W's Simple & Compound Machines Identification Activity]
 * 1) Visit Rube Goldberg's website below and read about Rube Goldberg's life, view some of his hilarious inventions, and learn about the Rube Goldberg Contest, then complete a Cloze activity: [[file:Cloze Activity for Rube Goldberg's Biography.docx]]
 * Rube Goldberg's biography: About Rube
 * Inventions: Artwork Gallery
 * Rube Goldberg Contest: Machine Contest
 * Link to [|Rube Goldberg's Website]
 * 1) View videos of machines inspired by Rube Goldberg:
 * Rube Goldberg Inspired Honda Commercial
 * Rube Goldberg Inspired Wacky Machine to Score a Goal
 * Rube Goldberg Inspired Nintendo Machine
 * View a cartoon illustration with a brief description of a Rube Goldberg machine:
 * Follow your instructions from the Wacky Simple Machines document and build your on Rube Goldberg machine. Have fun and learn!
 * 1) Do Now: View a compound machine (on white board) and identify the simple machines and energy conversion.
 * 2) Objective: Students should be able to identify the six simple machines, understand the trade-off between force and distance that enables machines to make work easier, and demonstrate their understanding by synthesizing their knowledge of simple machines to design and or create a compound machine to accomplish a simple task in the spirit of Rube Goldberg.
 * 3) View another Rube Goldberg machine and identify the simple machines employed: Another Rube Goldberg Machine
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