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In this activity, students will use memory metal wire to create a model of a deployable structure. The James Webb Space Telescope has several structures that must be deployed in space, including parts of the primary mirror. Students must create and evaluate a design to enable the primary mirror to fold inside the...
This resource investigates modelling and constructing pulley systems designed to lift loads.
Suggested learning outcomes include:
- To be able to recognise and describe the main parts of a pulley system.
- To understand how a pulley system can reduce the effort needed to lift a load. ...
In this resource students are asked to test the operation of pulley systems and calculating their mechanical advantage.
Suggested learning outcomes include:
- To understand what is meant by mechanical advantage.
- To be able to calculate the mechanical advantage of pulley systems.
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