Weekly Warm-Up April 4-8, 2016
Monday: April 4, 2016 Directions: Review the information and answer the questions that follow.
Tuesday: April 5, 2016 Directions: Read each and answer each question below. Justify your response. A lawnmower is made of several different types of machines. How is it classified? List and provide an explanation for your response.
Wednesday: April 6, 2016 Read and complete. A mover uses a ramp to load a crate of nails onto a truck. The crate, which must be lifted 1.4 m from the street to the bed of the truck, is pushed along the length of the ramp. If the ramp is 4.6 m long and friction between the ramp and crate can be ignored, what is the mechanical advantage of the ramp? Draw a diagram that demonstrates this problem.
Thursday: April 7, 2016 Directions: Read the information and answer the questions that follow.
Friday: April 8, 2016 Free Response Friday Elaborate on your previous thoughts of what a machine was and discuss what you have learned about them. ( Response should be no less than 5 complete sentences)