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Handout
Other

Stanford Research Institute: Robotics Demonstrations

For Students 9th - 10th
Robotics demonstration videos from Stanford Research Institute.
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Article
Other

Llnl:this Hybrid Vehicle Uses Hydrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes hybrid vehicles and their contributions to increasing the efficiency of automobiles. Explains the challenges faced by the design team and shows a nice schematic. From a 1995 article.
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Handout
Rube Goldberg

Rube Goldberg Inc.: Rube Goldberg Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
All the important information on Rube Goldberg, including cartoons of Rube Goldberg machines complete with descriptions of how each machine works.
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Website
Purdue University

Purdue University: Rube Goldberg Contest at Purdue

For Students 9th - 10th
Great information on this nationally renowned Rube Goldberg design contest. Excellent descriptions and photos of machines are included.
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Handout
Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: Calculating the Horsepower Rating

For Students 9th - 10th
Relates the horsepower rating seen on many motors to the energy and time requirements.
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Activity
Other

University of Rochester: Robot Demonstrations

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent information of robotics projects at the University of Rochester, including video demonstrations of robots in action.
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Handout
McGill University

Mc Gill University: Mrl Research Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information regarding the robotics projects at McGill University. Includes photos, video and informative text.
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Handout
Columbia University

Columbia University: Robotics Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
Descriptions and photos of the wide variety of robotics projects at Columbia University.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Machines

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem describes the characteristics of an effective machine.
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic:magic School Bus Themes Index

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Magic School Bus cross referenced by themes to provide quick access to many activities and references.
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Lesson Plan
SRI International

Performance Assessment Links in Science: Some of Its Parts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
As they examine two variations of a can opener, learners will discuss what the purpose is of each of its sub-parts, and which of the can openers is the better machine. They will also suggest improvements to the can opener. This is a...
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Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: What's the Word? Machines

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
In this game, students identify machines by selecting the words that fit the pictures. Links to other games are provided.
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Website
Other

San Francisco Robotics Society of America/society's Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Another great compilation of the ideas and competitions of a city's robotics group. Exciting pictures of robots and competitions are all over this site, including a 4/5 working model of the Sojourner.
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Handout
Other

Australian National University: Robotics System Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Australian National University provides good descriptions and photos of robots involved in research in Australia.
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Website
Other

Perpetual Motion Page: Machines

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site provides a good selection of proposed perpetual motion machines complete with drawings and detailed explanations of the machines.
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Handout
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Technology Education: Technology: Engineering and Design

For Students 9th - 10th
Glencoe offers the STEM Handbook which outlines the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math in opening many career pathways.
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Website
Other

Rube Goldberg

For Students 9th - 10th
Get a look into the life of the wacky machine inventor Rube Goldberg. Includes a terrific biography, a gallery of his cartoon inventions, and a link to The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
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Activity
Other

Dallas Personal Robotics Group/robot Hobbyist's Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Robot enthusiasts in the Dallas area get together for contests and other sharing of robotic information. Great pictures of personal robots here!
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Website
Other

Rusty Iron Workshop: Antique Stationary Engines

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has great descriptions and pictures of antique machines. Discussions of their horsepower, fuel and uses are all included.
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Lesson Plan
Museum of Science

The Museum of Science: Sketch Gadget Anatomy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Museum of Science provides this site that shows the activity in which students sketch all the elements of a compound machine describing each component's function. Also includes an extension activity for homework.
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Lesson Plan
Museum of Science

The Museum of Science: Classroom Activity Be Inventive!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Student activity that requires the design, construction, and testing of a compound machine to solve a problem in their environment.
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Activity
Museum of Science

The Museum of Science: Gadget Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Museum of Science presents some compound machines and asks students to identify which simple machines they are composed of. Students provide their answer and receive immediate feedback.
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Handout
Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: The Inclined Plane and the Wedge

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the wedge and inclined plane, including their uses in everyday life and their mechanical advantages.
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Handout
Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: Pulley Mechanical Advantage

For Students 9th - 10th
Good illustrations and explanations for finding the mechanical advantage of pulley systems.