TP – Students will demonstrate how simple machines work by designing and explaining their own unique compound machine

Compound Machine Project

Your science project will be to design your own compound machine, with 4 simple machines or more.

Both partners will work together to:

1. Choose the 4 or more simple machines to include.
2. Design the compound machine.
3. Decide whether the compound machine will be presented as a hand drawing, on the computer, on a poster board, the compound machine itself in 3D format that we can touch, or another way that will be brought up to the teacher’s attention for approval.
4. Label all the simple machines included.
5. Decorate and elaborate as needed
6. Write an advertising for your compound machine (USING POWERPOINT.)
   1. Think about who would want to purchase your compound machine. Who is your audience? Who will you try to convince to purchase your product?
   2. Make sure you appeal to your audience by including:
      1. Emotions and feelings. (ex: “Puppies need love too!”)
      2. Logic (head): (ex: “A puppy would make me more responsible”)

• Admiration (celebrities) (ex: “Prince Royce has a puppy”)

1. The advertising should include:
   1. the name of the compound machine.
   2. an attention grabber.
   3. a description of how it machine works, its function.
   4. three reasons why someone should purchase the compound machine. (Think: If someone purchases this machine, how will it make their life easier)
   5. Why should the audience believe that your machine is as great as you say? Explain here, do not use the question to write this part.
   6. Illustrations of your compound machine being used, and how it helped make work easier for the owner.
   7. If you finish early, you will be able to create an audio commercial for your machine!

Instructions and Rubric:

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Organizer:

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Mr. Sillman’s Sample:

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