MIT BLOSSOMS - Using Geometry to Design Simple Machines

This video is meant to be a fun, hands-on session that gets students to think hard about how machines work. It teaches them the connection between the geometry that they study and the kinematics that engineers use -- explaining that kinematics is simply geometry in motion.
Resource ID#: 18586 Type: Video/Audio/Animation
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Direct Link: http://blossoms.mit.edu/videos/lessons/using_geometry_design_simple_machines

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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, LCD Projector, Speakers/Headphones, Adobe Flash Player
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: simple machines, geometry, mechanism
Instructional Component Type(s): Video/Audio/Animation,  Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task, 
Instructional Design Framework(s): Demonstration, Predict-Explain-Observe-Explain, Learning Cycle (e.g., 5E)
Resource Collection: MIT BLOSSOMS

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