Machines: Wikipedia

Wikipedia: Machine
Visit the Wikipedia page, read the article and answer:

1. What is a machine
2. Which types of energy can a machine use?
3. Where does the word machine come from?
4. List the main types of machines
5. What was the ancient requirement to classify as a machine?
6. Explain what an "automata" is? 

Electricity

Conect to the link and read the article (They are several pages). Then answer to these questions:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/electricity.htm

• Give two examples of electricity in nature
• Explain where electricity takes place in our bodies
• Did ancient people know something related to electricity?
• What did Thales of Miletus experiments consist of'
• What does Culomb's law state?
• Explain the relationship between the atomic composition and electricity

Structures: Web Page for Students

Open the web page and:

• Click over 1a: Print the PDF and complete it

Web link: structures

Lesson 5: Energy and its transformations

Energy and its transformations: Introduction

Download andprint the document you are going to find, read and complete it

Video megaestructures: antonov AN225

• Which are the dimensions of the aircraft?
• Which other plane is it based on?
• Which purpose was the plane made for?
• When was it built?
• Who was Olev Antonov?

Read the article about graphene and answer these questions:

• What is graphene?
• What is graphene composed of?
• Which is the structure of graphene?
• What are the main properties of high quality graphene?
• Which are the main applications of graphene
• Give a short explanation about the different ways to produce graphene

Wikipedia: Graphene

megaestructures: Antonov AN 225

Video inglés Megaestructures: Antonov AN 225
Watch the video about Antonov An-225 and answer:

• Which are the dimensions of the aircraft?
• Which other plane is it based on?
• Which purpose was the plane made for?
• When was it built?
• Who was Olev Antonov?

Superestructuras: barcos de carga

Video barcos de carga

Lesson 8: control and robotics

lesson 9: communication

Lesson 7: Electronics

presentation lesson 6: electricity