Standard 6.P.3B.1

6.P.3B.1 Plan and conduct controlled scientific investigations to provide evidence for how the design of simple machines (including levers, pulleys, inclined planes) helps transfer mechanical energy by reducing the amount of force required to do work.

Grade(s): 6

Subject(s): Science

Year: 2014

Lesson

Students will experiment with inclined planes to determine how to reduce the amount of force required to move an object. The students will have to solve a problem in which they must determine the most...