Author: Janice Trinidad Mary Mobley
Course: IPC/Algebra I	Targeted TEKS: IPC 4A,C,D A.6F additional untargeted ELA TEKS
In this design challenge students demonstrate and investigate simple machines by designing a playground ride for an elementary school that can be used to teach lessons on simple machines. Students will demonstrate simple machines by designing rides that involve several simple machines. They will characterize their rides using the concepts of mechanical advantage, force, and momentum. They will use these concepts to determine the safety of their ride and to design a 5E lesson plan that uses their ride to teach a simple machines lesson to an elementary school class.

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