Mechanical Systems · Engineering & Design

Simple Machines

Identifying the six simple machines and their roles in reducing the effort required to do work.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do we define work in a scientific context?
  2. 2How does a lever trade distance for force?
  3. 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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