Science 5: Forces and Simple Machines

Science 5: Forces and Simple Machines

This case will give students the opportunity to explore simple machine and forces in the context of an amusement park. Students will be able to investigate simple machines, the forces found in and around them, and how they make life easier for us. Students will also create two prototype amusement ride using simple machines: one involving levers and the other of their design using at least 2 simple machines. Outcomes FM5.1 and FM5.2 are the focus of this case. 

Students have been hired by an amusement park developer who is to create a physics themed amusement park for a rich, eccentric scientist.