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Welcome to the Welcome to the Mathematics and Science Mathematics and Science CenterCenter

””LEGO Energy”LEGO Energy”

SIMPLE MACHINESSIMPLE MACHINES

SIMPLE MACHINESSIMPLE MACHINES

Compound Machine isCompound Machine is____________________

SIMPLE MACHINESSIMPLE MACHINES

Compound Machine isCompound Machine isA machine made of two A machine made of two or more simple or more simple machinesmachines

SIMPLE MACHINESSIMPLE MACHINES

Compound Machine isCompound Machine isA machine made of two or A machine made of two or more simple machinesmore simple machines

(Also known as a (Also known as a Complex Machine)Complex Machine)

WORK and ENERGYWORK and ENERGY

Work =Work =

WORK and ENERGYWORK and ENERGY

Work = Force X Work = Force X DistanceDistance

WORK and ENERGYWORK and ENERGY

Energy Energy

WORK and ENERGYWORK and ENERGY

Energy Energy is the ability to do Workis the ability to do Work

COMPUTER WORKSTATIONCOMPUTER WORKSTATION

The Laptop Computer The Laptop Computer runs software:runs software:ROBOLABROBOLAB

COMPUTER WORKSTATIONCOMPUTER WORKSTATION

The Mouse is used to The Mouse is used to movemove____________________

COMPUTER WORKSTATIONCOMPUTER WORKSTATION

The Mouse is used to The Mouse is used to movemoveThe CURSORThe CURSOR

COMPUTER WORKSTATIONCOMPUTER WORKSTATION

A Picture of an object on A Picture of an object on a computer isa computer isAn ICONAn ICON

REMOTE CONTROL CARREMOTE CONTROL CAR

The Gray Cube is a _____The Gray Cube is a _____

REMOTE CONTROL CARREMOTE CONTROL CAR

The Gray Cube is a MOTOR.The Gray Cube is a MOTOR.

The motor uses what type of energy The motor uses what type of energy to move?to move?

REMOTE CONTROL CARREMOTE CONTROL CAR

The Gray Cube is a MOTOR.The Gray Cube is a MOTOR.

The motor uses what type of energy The motor uses what type of energy to move?to move?ELECTRICITYELECTRICITY

REMOTE CONTROL CARREMOTE CONTROL CAR

The Yellow BRICK is an RCX Brick The Yellow BRICK is an RCX Brick which contains a computer.which contains a computer.

The Brick uses what type of energy The Brick uses what type of energy to run?to run?____________________

REMOTE CONTROL CARREMOTE CONTROL CAR

The Yellow BRICK is an RCX Brick The Yellow BRICK is an RCX Brick which contains a computer.which contains a computer.

The Brick uses what type of energy The Brick uses what type of energy to run?to run?ELECTRICITYELECTRICITY

REMOTE CONTROL CARREMOTE CONTROL CAR

The Yellow BRICK is an RCX Brick The Yellow BRICK is an RCX Brick which contains a computer.which contains a computer.

The RCX Bricks will control the Car The RCX Bricks will control the Car when we are done.when we are done.

ASSEMBLE REMOTE ASSEMBLE REMOTE CONTROL CARCONTROL CAR

GearsGears

Mount MotorMount Motor

Mount RCX BrickMount RCX Brick

REMOTE CONTROL CARREMOTE CONTROL CAR

The RCX Bricks will control the Car The RCX Bricks will control the Car when we are done when we are done

The Brick uses what type of energy The Brick uses what type of energy to run?to run?

REMOTE CONTROL CARREMOTE CONTROL CAR

The RCX Bricks will control the Car The RCX Bricks will control the Car when we are done when we are done

The Brick uses what type of energy The Brick uses what type of energy to run?to run?

ELECTRICITYELECTRICITY

ELECTRICITYELECTRICITY

ConductorConductor

InsulatorInsulator

ELECTRICITYELECTRICITY

ConductorConductorCarries electricityCarries electricity

InsulatorInsulatorDoes NOT carry electricityDoes NOT carry electricity

TYPES OF ENERGYTYPES OF ENERGY

Energy of positionEnergy of position

POTENTIAL ENERGYPOTENTIAL ENERGY

Energy of movementEnergy of movement

Kinetic EnergyKinetic Energy

TYPES OF ENERGYTYPES OF ENERGY

Energy of positionEnergy of position

Energy of movementEnergy of movement

RECAPRECAP

WORK = Force x DistanceWORK = Force x Distance

ENERGY is the capacity to do workENERGY is the capacity to do work

The Brick will release the same The Brick will release the same energy every timeenergy every timedoing the same work every timedoing the same work every time

Will the car always go the same Will the car always go the same distance?distance?

EXPERIMENTEXPERIMENT

HypothesisHypothesis

EXPERIMENTEXPERIMENT

HypothesisHypothesisAn educated guess orAn educated guess or

A predictionA prediction

EXPERIMENTEXPERIMENT

HypothesisHypothesisIf The Car travels on If The Car travels on __________

Then the Car will go Then the Car will go fartherfarther

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