Science Project

 

UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS

Dear Parents,

 

For the past several weeks, we have been studying simple machines in science. As part of this unit, students discovered; movement is a change in position of an object, simple machines help objects to move, mechanisms are made up of one or more simple machines, simple machines and mechanisms make life easier and more enjoyable for humans.  

 

To solidify your child’s learning, he/she is asked to create a new machine whose job will be to complete an everyday task. This is a at home project. Please let the final product be your child’s own work.

Your child can build their own machine out of different materials you have in your home. Your child must include at least 3 different types of simple machines in his/her design.  Your child will need to record or write down the order of steps of your machine from start to finish.

Example:

When you slip on ice, your foot kicks paddle (A), lowering finger (B), snapping turtle (C) extends neck to bite finger, opening ice tongs (D) and dropping pillow (E), thus allowing you to fall on something soft.

 

 

If your child is looking for inspiration, he/she can search Simple Machine Project on YouTube. This project is due Wednesday, November 13^th. Students will be presenting their machines to different members of our Castlefrank community.

 

 

Simple Machines we have studied are;

ü  Inclined plane (plan incliné)

ü  Screw (vis)

ü  Wedge (coin)

ü  Lever (levier)

ü  Wheel (roue)

ü  Pulley (poulie)

 

 

The students are very excited about this project and I am eager to see what their creative minds can produce.

Sincerely,

Mme Marie-Christine

 

Criteria	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Understanding of simple machines (Different types of simple machines (levers, pulleys, inclined planes, screws, wedges, and wheel and axles))	demonstrates thorough understanding of simple machines	demonstrates considerable understanding of simple machines	demonstrates some understanding of simple machines	demonstrates limited understanding of simple machines
Transfer of knowledge and skills (concepts (simple machines) and processes (creating a machine help to move objects) to unfamiliar contexts	transfers knowledge and skills to unfamiliar contexts with a high degree of effectiveness	transfers knowledge and skills to unfamiliar contexts with considerable effectiveness	transfers knowledge and skills to unfamiliar contexts with some effectiveness	Transfers knowledge and skills to unfamiliar contexts with limited effectiveness
Use of conventions, vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline in oral, visual, and/or written forms (levers, pulleys, inclined planes, screws, wedges, wheel, axles, lift, push,weight etc)	uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline with a high degree of effectiveness	uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline with considerable effectiveness	uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline with some effectiveness	uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline with limited effectiveness