Technology & Innovation G5

MACHINES Machines are mechanisms that make our work easier and faster, because they help us increase our strenght. SIMPLE AND COMPOUND MACHINES Since prehistoric times the first human beings used simple machines to push, pull, lift, split or crush things. Later simple machines were used to row, to build the first houses, to get the firewood, to transport heavy loads from one place to another... Today we can find simple machines everywhere around us. Simple Machines  are made up of one or a few pieces, and they are used to modify forces.   Compound Machines are made up of many different parts and combine many simple machines such as levers, wheels, pulleys, and gears to work. Examples of Simple Machines Used in Everyday Life - Video By MooMooMath and Science Useful links: Máquinas Simples y Compuestas  - By Happy Learning Español Grúa Torre / Descripción y funcionamiento  - By Rtail01 Montaje de una Grúa Torre  - By Geovanni Samper Palancas y su Clacificación  - By Brainpop

  RoBoTiCs What is RoBoTiCS? The part of science that designs, builds, and uses robots to perform tasks traditionally done by humans. Astro, a domestic robot What is a RoBoT? A robot is a machine that performs tasks without the help of humans. Many people think that robots look and act like people... But robots can only do the tasks they have been programmed for. How does a RoBoT work? Through an electro-mechanical system. Because of its appearance and movements sometimes is like it has an own purpose. A robot has a program to work, but it can be modified and reprogrammed. Types of RoBoTs  - Video Go to the next website and read about the different types of robots nowadays, chose one as your favorite and explain why: Types of Robots - Reading What are the attributes of a robot? How is the relationship between robots and humans? Where can we use robots?                                                       Robotics Through Time Videos: Historia de los Robots  - Grupo Educare Evolución d