Houses and Buildings - LIFT MECHANIC
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Middle 
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
Cooperative
Learning Activity
Lesson focuses on the engineering behind elevators. Teams of students explore principles and requirements of vertical travel, then design and construct a working elevator to service a toy car garage using wheels, pulleys, string, cardboard and other materials.
Lesson time: 2 - 4 45 mins
Local Copy: Full Lesson Plan [PDF]
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Science
Fair Ideas - Pulley Lift System - Manual Elevator
Primary
Middle
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
1. Using the following School Science Experiment, you are to create a pulley lift system.
Materials needed:
Cardboards
4 bobbins
Bamboo stick
String.
DIY Knife
Scissors
Cutting mat
Process
1. Watch the following video:
Science Experiments for School - Manual Lift
https://youtu.be/yRHytrDa-Lk
2. First of all take a take a
cardboard and cut into number of pieces as in video.
For better design and distinct view we can cut middle part of side
cardboard.
Now its time to make lift itself.
3. For this take some small cardboards and make a cubical shape using hot
melting glue. If you do not have hot melting glue I suggest you to get one.
Since it make our work easier and neat. If not then there are other options
such as glue.
4. Glue all the side walls and make a building shape.
Make four holes at each side walls. And pass bamboo through it. Fix four
bobbins over each bamboo stick.
5. Attach a pulley handle at one end of bamboo stick.
Glue one end of string at top of lift body and pass through all baboons.
Next end of string is glued at bottom of lift.
6. Finally as we rotate pulley handle our lift moves upward and downward.
Chair
Lift Challenge
Primary
Middle Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
Teachers - you need to look at this whole lesson before implementing it.
YouTube:
Chair Lift Lesson Plan Overview
https://youtu.be/uKx45XtsAp8
Local Copy: Lesson Plan
Local Copy:
Student Worksheets
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