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Course: Simple & Motorized Mechanisms: Teacher Collaboration Site
- Classroom Resources: Simple & Motorized Mechanisms
- Unit 1: Principle Models: Simple Machines
  - Lesson 1: Lever
    - Differentiated Instr. Material (2)
      - Supplemental: Bill Nye on levers
      - Supplemental: Brief History Website
  - Lesson 2: Wheel & Axle
    - Differentiated Instr. Material (2)
      - Supplemental: Brief History Website
      - Supplemental: Gears and Gear Ratio Video
  - Lesson 3: Pulley
    - Differentiated Instr. Material (1)
      - Supplemental: Brief History Website
  - Lesson 4: Inclined Plane
    - Differentiated Instr. Material (3)
  - Lesson 5: Wedge
    - Differentiated Instr. Material (1)
      - Supplemental: Brief History Website
  - Lesson 6: Screw
    - Differentiated Instr. Material (1)
      - Supplemental: Brief History Website
  - Formative Assessments (1)
    - Simple Machines Game
  - Summative Assessments (1)
    - Identify & Explain Simple Machines
- Unit 2: Principle Models: Mechanisms
  - Lesson 1: Gear
    - Differentiated Instr. Material (4)
    - Additional Assessments (1)
      - Alternative: Notebook Friendly Gear Principle Lab
  - Lesson 2: Cam
  - Lesson 3: Pawl & Ratchet
- Unit 3: Principle Models: Structures
  - Lesson 1: Structures
- Unit 4: Activities: Force & Motion
  - Lesson 1: Sweeper
    - Differentiated Instr. Material (1)
      - Supplemental: History of street sweepers
  - Lesson 2: Fishing Rod
    - Additional Assessments (1)
      - Extended: Fishing Rod on the International Space Station
  - Lesson 3: Freewheeling
    - Differentiated Instr. Material (1)
      - Supplemental: Drag Versus Friction
    - Additional Assessments (2)
      - Alternative: Notebook Friendly Freewheeling Activity
      - Alternative: Scientific Method Template for Freewheeling
  - Lesson 4: The Hammer
    - Additional Assessments (1)
      - Extended: The Hammer on the International Space Station
  - Lesson 5: Balance Beam (AdvSM)
    - Additional Assessments (3)
  - Lesson 6: Ramp (AdvSM)
- Unit 5: Activities: Measurement
  - Lesson 1: Trundle Wheel
    - Additional Assessments (2)
      - Alternative: Data Table for Trundle Wheel Activity
      - Extended: Trundle Wheel on the International Space Station
  - Lesson 2: Letter Balance
    - Additional Assessments (1)
      - Alternative: Data Table for Letter Balance Activity
  - Lesson 3: Click-Clock
- Unit 6: Activities: Energy
  - Lesson 1: Windmill
    - Additional Assessments (2)
      - Alternative: Windmill Data Table and Spinner Top Game
      - Extended: Windmill on the International Space Station
  - Lesson 2: Land Yacht
    - Additional Assessments (2)
      - Alternative: Sail Car (Land Yacht) Data Table and Challenge
      - Extended: Land Yacht on the International Space Station
  - Lesson 3: Flywheeler
    - Additional Assessments (1)
      - Supplemental: Fly Wheel, Balance, Wheel, Lever Quiz
- Unit 7: Activities: Powered Machines
  - Lesson 1: Power Car
    - Differentiated Instr. Material (1)
      - Extended: Circuits and Switches
  - Lesson 2: Dragsters
  - Lesson 3: The Walker
  - Lesson 4: Dogbot
  - Lesson 5: Tower Crane (AdvSM)
  - Lesson 6: Gear Racer (AdvSM)
- Unit 8: Problem Solving
- Unit 9: Pneumatics

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Classroom Resource: Seventeen-stage LEGO Ball Contraption

Submitted by Randy Steele on 22 September, 2012 - 08:32

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUtS52lqL5w

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