Content Standard: I. Motion
Students will understand the motion of objects and how forces can change that motion.

Common Assessment(s)  

Performance Indicators Students will be able to:	Essential Elements (Specific grade level learning objectives)			Suggested Performance Activities	Suggested Classroom Assessments	Vocabulary
3. Describe and quantify the ways machines can provide mechanical advantages in producing motion.	Given examples determine the M.A. of various simple and compound machines. Describe the process of mechanical advantage found in the 5 simple machines.			Investigation of levers, their movement, and the mechanical advantages afforded by their use.	Paper and pencil calculations of mechanical advantage.	lever fulcrum load effort mechanical advantage friction arc screw inclined plane pulley wheel and axle formula