Science+Lesson+for+June+8-12

Under Construction Do Now: Please Read: I have been selected to attend classes this week; therefore, I will not be available for instructional lessons, and I would like you to continue to work through last week's lesson and to begin the design of your compound machine in the spirit of Rube Goldberg. Below are your student objective, and the necessary links and documents that you need to complete the activity:
 * 1) Objective(s):
 * You should be able to identify the six simple machines, understand the trade-off between force and distance (mechanical advantage) that enables machines to make work easier, and demonstrate that understanding by synthesizing all of your knowledge of simple machines to design and/or create, in the spirit of Rube Goldberg, a compound machine to accomplish a simple task.
 * Calculate the mechanical average of simple machines.
 * 1) Required documents:
 * Edhead-based activity, general instructions and criteria for designing your compound machine, and the rubric: [[file:June Wacky Simple Machines.docx]]
 * Cloze activity and questions regarding Rube Goldberg: [[file:Cloze Activity for Rube Goldberg's Biography.docx]]
 * Calculating mechanical advantage: [[file:June mechanical advantage.pdf]] and [[file:June MA of inlcine plane and lever.pdf]]
 * 1) Required websites:
 * Online Science Textbook, Chapter 4: [|Online Textbook]
 * Edheads Simple Machines: [|Simple Machines]
 * Edheads Compound Machines: [|Compound Machines]
 * Rube Goldberg's Website: [|Rube Goldberg's Website]
 * 1) Extended Activities:
 * Review simple machines with Wacky the Ant: [|Simple Machines Made Simple]
 * Complete a review sheet of simple machines and key vocabulary: [[file:June simple machines illustration.doc]]
 * Enjoy a crossword puzzle on simple machines: [[file:June crossword puzzle for simple machines.pdf]]
 * View the history of the Rube Goldberg contest: [|Rube Goldberg Contest]
 * View another Rube Goldberg video and identify the simple machines used in the making of the machine: [|Another Rube Goldberg Machine]

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