Simple Machines

Introduction

Congratulations, your class has been selected to create an exhibit on the six simple machines for the British Museum of History in London, England. There will be six rooms and your task is to create a room for each of the six simple machines and present your ideas to the board of directors as to what you want to include in your room. The purpose of this exhibit is to teach those that visit about your specific simple machine, its history (when and where it was invented and how it was used), and how your simple machine makes work easier.

Task

Your job is to create a PowerPoint for the museum’s board of directors and display the following four points:

  1. Describe when each machine was first invented or used.
  2. Include anyone who is credited with each machine's invention or first use.
  3. Describe the use of each machine through history.
  4. Include specific examples on how each machine makes work easier.
Process
  1. As a team research all six simple machines and their history. You can read through any of the Websites listed in the resource section, or you can research on your own. Find information about each simple machine, each simple machine's history including who is credited with its invention or use, and how your simple machine makes work easier.
  2. On a piece of paper, take notes about each simple machine.  Be sure to create a heading for each machine.
  3. Create a PowerPoint on Google slides detailing each machine.  Remember, your PowerPoint must include the history of each machine – when/who invented it - the use of each machine, and specific examples of each machine and how each machine makes life easier.
  4. When you are finished, submit your PowerPoint via Google share or email (kayla.combs2@perry.kyschools.us).  Then, PUT YOUR CHROMEBOOK AWAY AND PLUG IT IN.

Resources:  

 

Evaluation

Category

4

3

2

1

Notes

Notes are recorded and organized in an extremely neat and orderly fashion.

Notes are recorded legibly and are somewhat organized.

Notes are recorded.

Notes are recorded only with peer/teacher assistance and reminders.

Internet Use

Successfully uses internet to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.

Usually able to use internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.

Occasionally able to use internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.

Needs assistance or supervision to use internet links and/or to navigate within these sites.

Quality of Information

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.

Amount of Information

All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.

All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.

All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each.

One or more topics were not addressed.

Organization

Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.

Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.

Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.

The information is disorganized.
Conclusion

Thank you!  Your presentation will be reviewed by the museum’s board of directors and may be featured in the museum.

Credits

This WebQuest was adapted from: http://www.educatoral.com/simple_machines_webquest.html