Pulleys+and+Gears+in+Medieval+Times

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 * //Pulleys and Gears in Medieval Times - A Webquest by Ms. Apgar//**

Working by yourself or with a partner you are to go back in time as a Scientist and Social Scientist and become an Expert in the categories listed below.

Once you have used the provided websites to answer the following questions in your Field Journal, (including bringing all your knowledge together in 'Making Connections') you will get to 'Show What You Know' by applying your knowledge to building a working model and explaining how it works in a short video.

//Remember the Rule of 3's - Explain it in 3 ways and Give 3 Examples whenever you can. (Diagrams and Charts help too!)//

Pulleys and Gears
How and why do pulleys and gears work? Grade 4 - Pulleys and Gears Part Gears and Pulleys [|Wikijunior] How do pulleys and gears modify the speed and direction of, and the force exerted on, moving objects? Grade 4 - Pulleys and Gears Part 2 How do pulleys and gears impact our society and environment in modern times? Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed!

Medieval Castles
What are the characteristics of medieval castles? Life in a Medieval Castle How were castles designed and built? Why were they designed and built they way they were? Castle Learning Center Lego Castle Adventure

Medieval Agriculture
Describe 2 medieval agricultural methods and innovations (e.g., common pasture, three-ﬁeld rotation, fertilizers, the padded horse collar, the wheeled plough, mills). Medieval Farming Medieval Farm Tools Farming in the Middle Ages

Explain why the innovations were important. History of Agriculture Agricultural Revolution in England 1500 - 1850

Making Connections
How are pulleys and gears uses in Medieval Castles? Simple Machines in Medieval Times Parts of a Castle How are pulleys and gears and other simple machines used in medieval agricultural methods? [|Agriculture Today] Agriculture - Farming Facts Quiz Agriculture in the Classroom

Choose another aspect of medieval life that utilizes pulleys and gears and explain it. Medieval Tools Castle Siegecraft and Defence Aspects of Medieval Life Destroy the Castle with Your Trebuchet

Show What You Know
Once you have answered all of the questions above you are ready to 'Show What You Know'.

You will be building a working model of showing how pulleys and gears were used in Medieval Times. Taking your answers from the 'Making Connections' section of the webquest, and materials from around the school (Legos, pulleys and gears kits, art supplies) you will make a working model of your choice and then prepare a 30 second - 2 minute video explaining and showing how it works. Your video will then be edited with credits and posted on our class blog. Castle Constructor

**Extension**
If you finish early and want another fun challenge check this out! Defending the Castle