Electricity

Connect to this link. Read the article and answer

• What is electricity?
• What do we mean when we say that electricity is an energy carrier?
• Give several examples on how electricity has changed our lifes

Electricity for kids 

Introduction to electronics

Watch this video and answer

• Who were the inventors of the transistor?
• What is the importance of this invention?
• In Silicon's valley, there is a remarable building. Which is its adress?
•  Why is this adress important for?
• Where the iventors of the transistor awarded? How?

Mechanisms in real life

You have studied 3 general kind of mechanisms (simple, trnsmission and transforming) and several cases of each one (such as lever, pulley, gears). Find one example of these (i.e. of the lever) in the real life and add a comment about what it is used for and where you found it

How do we waste energy?

In this exercise you have to add a comment on how we waste energy in our enviroment/neighbourhood and give an idea to correct this situation

La educación del siglo XXI: tecnologías digitales

Educar en el Siglo XXI. Nuevas formas de aprender y nuevas oportunidades para la enseñanza. from Hugo Martínez

Lesson 4: Machines : Identify mechanisms

Go to the following link: 

http://www.technologystudent.com/cams/mecstr1.htm 

Print and complete the exercise, identifying the mechanisms or either write the answers in "Formulario de contacto" and send them (don´t forget your name)

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?