Tennessee Science Grade 7

Chapter 14: Work and Simple Machines

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Topic: James Watt

Visit these sites to learn more about James Watt and his steam engine. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.

James Watt

( http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/watt.htm )
James Watt, 1736-1819

( http://level2.phys.strath.ac.uk/ScienceOnStreets/jameswatt.html )
How Steam Engines Work

( http://www.howstuffworks.com/steam.htm )
How Steam Works

( http://www.yesteryeartoys.com/howsteamworks/y101.htm )

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Topic: Historical Tools

Visit these sites to learn more about early types of tools and how they took advantage of simple machines. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.

Archimedes

( http://www.crystalinks.com/archimedes.html )
The Elements of Machines

( http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html )
Early Tools Gallery

( http://www.nawcc.org/museum/nwcm/galleries/early/earlytools.htm )
Museum of Woodworking Tools

( http://www.antiquetools.com/index.html )

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Visit these sites for more information about robots.

Robotic Vehicles

( http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/ )
Space Walking Robots

( http://www.firstscience.com/site/articles/robonaut.asp )
MIT Leg Laboratory

( http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/leglab/ )
CLAWAR

( http://www.clawar.com/ )
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