We will continue with experimenting with pulleys and other simple machines this week. We are now in the 4th Quarter. It looks like our first tulip has bloomed (near the front entrance towards Blue Lakes Blvd). The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Wednesday, April 1: Based on our reading of Section 3: Simple Machines, make a 3-column, 9-row chart with the headings "simple machine", "type of simple machine" and "how they help us do work". Your challenge is to complete the chart. First list eight simple machines around your house and then determine the type of simple machine they are and how they help us do work.
Friday, April 3: The ancients made great use of simple machines. This will be a short research homework that we will begin in class on Thursday, April 3 using laptops. Your assignment is to pick one of the following ancient structures: Great Pyramid of Giza (the only surviving member of seven ancient wonders of the world), Stonehenge, or the Theater at Epidaurus, Greece and research the likely simple machines that went into their construction. Details:
- Paragraph 1: Desribe the physical characteristics of the ancient structure. What culture built it? What was its purpose? How many people worked on it and for how long?
- Paragraph 2: What simple machines were used in its construction? Include at least 2 color hand-made drawings of the structure and involved simple machines.
