Flipping with Mechanisms

Divide the class into 6 different groups.

· Each group of students will build one of the six mechanisms using Lego Mindstorms.

· Students will rotate around the classroom observing how each of the five mechanisms works and answering the questions in their notebooks using IQIA (include question in answer) format.

· Students will take a video of each model and then find a real-life example of the mechanism in motion. Students can take a picture or video of the mechanism to include in their GTT notebook and online web page.

· Students will complete worksheets taken from the Focus Book on Changing Rotary Movement to Linear Movement, Mechanisms Homework Two, Reciprocating Movement and Transmitting Rotary Movement: 3 to reinforce the concepts learned while observing the six mechanisms.