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Science
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5-8
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ICLE Standards:
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Scientific laws, engineering principles,
properties of materials, and construction techniques must be taken into account in designing engineering solutions to
problems.
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Performance Task:
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Your task is to use your knowledge of simple
machines to design and build a working miniature amusement park. The park
must contain a minimum of seven rides. All the simple machines must be used
in the design of your rides.
At least one of the rides must combine two or
more simple machines. Each ride must have a title and you must identify
which simple machine(s) is used by each ride. In your model, the rides must
actually work. Be creative and make your park realistic looking.
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Knowledge / Skills:
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Plan and apply real or hypothetical models and
constructions to facilitate investigation and learning and the solution to
practical problems. (xs2)
Understand the concepts and uses of machines
(e.g., levers and pulleys). (s49)
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Rubric:
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Keywords:
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SIMPLE MACHINES
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
MODELS & CONSTRUCTIONS
PHYSICS
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Grades:
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Kg [] - 1 [] - 2 [] - 3 [] - 4 [] - 5 [X]
- 6 [X] - 7 [X] - 8 [X] - 9 [] - 10 [] - 11 [] - 12 []
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ICLE Application:
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