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Robotics and Simple Machines. Introduction. Complete the Simple Machines activity on edheads . Think about and identify the different kinds of simple machines you found in the activity. How did these simple machines help us in our lives/homes?. Gathering Data.
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Introduction • Complete the Simple Machines activity on edheads. • Think about and identify the different kinds of simple machines you found in the activity. • How did these simple machines help us in our lives/homes?
Gathering Data • Using one of the simple machine functions (pushes) with the robots, have them follow a simple trail to push a ball from a post • Record the number of times you can successfully complete this task in two minutes • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AToVUoZyWWk
Graphing • Create a bar or line graph demonstrating the data you gathered • http://strandmaps.nsdl.org/AAAS-Collection/NSDLbenchmarksContent.jsp?bm=SMS-BMK-1967
Results/Flashback • Turn your graph into the teacher complete with your names • Get ready to demonstrate what you have learned about different kinds of simple machines in your flashback