How do people build everything from cars to giant structures? With machines! Learn about the machines that shape our world and start designing the next generation of machines to change the future.
Learn to Create Machines!
This course acts as a great starting point for teaching the fundamentals of robotics by teaching about the relatively simple parts of many complicated mechanical systems, and how they can be combined to create a complex machine. This course will introduce you to simple machines such as levers, pulleys, wheels/axles, pulleys, planes, and screws - tools that shaped the development of human societies. After learning about these simple machines, students will learn about some of the machines that make modern life possible (e.g., internal combustion engines and turbines for energy). With an understanding of the machines that shape our world, you will take part in creative challenges to re-imagine and redesign machines to tackle problems of modern life.
Learning Outcomes
Method of Instruction
This course is intended for instructor delivery, either in-person or remotely. All instructional resources (lesson slide, handouts, quizzes, assessments, etc) can be downloaded for individual teacher customization and use. Should you have any questions regarding the curriculum, please do not hesitate to contact Digital Media Academy Support through the LMS.
Teacher Guide
The Teacher Guide contains all information required to deliver this Digital Media Academy Foundations course.
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Curricular Connections Guide
Science, Language Arts, and Math curriculum integrations build student competency in core academic subjects while addressing essential, 21st-century technology skills. This Curricular Connections Guide is designed to spark your imagination of how to bring this course to life in your own classroom.
Standards Alignment
This course is aligned to national and international standards for technology education. Standards include: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), International Baccalaureate , UK National Curriculum, New Zealand Curriculum, and more!
Required Materials & Equipment
- Digital or Paper Notebook
- Access to a Computer or Tablet
- Pencils, crayons, etc.
- Books, different sizes of balls, small figures, or toy cars
- Straws or stir sticks, paper or plastic plates, cardboard (old boxes)
- Pens and/or pencils, scissors, string or thread, glue, something to join paper and cardboard together
Career Pathways
Mechanical Engineer, Robotics, Inventor, Designer
Here is the course outline:
Getting StartedRead me first. 1 section
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Teacher ResourcesRead course description, learning outcomes, teacher guide, required materials & equipment, career pathways, and standards alignment for this course. 15 sections
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Module 1: Simple Machines Changed Our WorldA few thousand years ago, people created a few simple machines that still shape the world today. 3 sections
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Module 2: Simple Machines Working TogetherAlmost all the machines we use today incorporate simple machines in them. See what they can do. 2 sections
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Module 3: Simple Machine ChallengesUse simple machines to solve these challenges. 3 sections
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Module 4: Transportation of the FutureUse your understanding of simple machines to imagine the future of transportation! 4 sections
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Student ShowcaseNow it's time to show off your projects! 2 sections
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Completion
The following certificates are awarded when the course is completed:
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LSSW Course Completion Certificate |