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Aboriginal ‘Simple’ Machines: It’s Not Just About European Males!

Explore the rich history of simple machines among Aboriginal peoples, highlighting the innovative solutions and creative approaches used in ancient times. Delve into the fascinating world of pulleys, screws, wheels & axles, inclined planes, levers, and wedges, showcasing how these mechanisms provided advantages in moving objects. Discover the remarkable legacy of the Salmon Wheels, a prime example of Indigenous engineering dating back 3000 years, demonstrating the ingenuity and advanced understanding of technology. This educational resource challenges the conventional narrative by emphasizing the contributions of Aboriginal communities to the development of science and technology.

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Aboriginal ‘Simple’ Machines: It’s Not Just About European Males!

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  1. Aboriginal ‘Simple’ Machines: It’s Not Just About European Males! EDUB 2130 Nature of Science Applications to the Teaching of Science

  2. ‘Simple’ Machines • Simplest mechanisms that provide some advantage in moving an object. • Pulleys, screws, wheels & axles, inclined planes (ramp), lever and wedge • Reduced labour – most of us aren’t into ‘no pain, no gain’ • HN #1: If there’s an easier way, I’ll use it! • HN #2: Faced with a problem, we seek solutions! • Historically the attention to Simple Machines has been given to Archimedes & Greek society in 3BC ( 5000 years ago). • Any consideration that we don’t need to look far to see SM, even earlier, even among our First Peoples?

  3. Salmon Wheels • Archaeologically dated to 3000 years. • Modified significantly since then • Effective use of a wheel and axle system as well as an inclined plane (lots of YouTube examples) • Were not given a ‘science name’ – Gwichin - fish large hands. • Creative solutions to problems faced – world wide examples of simple machines among Aboriginal peoples • Science – technology link – without these creative solutions our scientific understanding both simple machines would be limited – • Science and technology development is intertwined

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