Mechanical Systems · Engineering & Design
Simple Machines
Identifying the six simple machines and their roles in reducing the effort required to do work.
Key Questions
- 1How do we define work in a scientific context?
- 2How does a lever trade distance for force?
- 3What simple machines can be found within the human skeletal system?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Structures and Mechanisms - Grade 8
Grade: Grade 8
Subject: Science
Unit: Mechanical Systems
Period: Engineering & Design
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