Screw & auger
Screw
Focus Questions
- How is a screw related to an inclined plane?
Procedure
Cut a triangular piece of paper and wrap it around a pencil. What does it look like? How does the inclined plane compare to a screw?
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Incline plane to wrap around a pencil
Auger
Focus Questions
- How is a screw related to an inclined plane?
- Is it a screw or inclined plane?
Procedure
- Use K'Nex® to create an model auger that will move spheres from a lower height to higher height.
- Explain how it works.
- Explain how it is both a screw and an inclined plane.
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Auger
Auger bottom
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Auger top
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