Starter quiz
- What would you use to cut paper or card?
- scissors ✓
- a saw
- a glue stick
- sticky tape
- What could you use to join two pieces of paper together?
- Glue ✓
- sticky tape ✓
- nails
- What does the word 'build' mean?
- take something apart
- put something together ✓
- to move things around
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- Which of these are materials?
- plastic ✓
- bowl
- fork
- wood ✓
- metal ✓
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Exit quiz
- What movement does this water wheel make?
- up and down motion
- side to side motion
- rotary motion ✓
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- Water wells get the water from...
- in the sky.
- high above ground.
- deep underground. ✓
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- A water well lifts water from a well by turning the ______.
- 'handle' ✓
- True or false? All rotary motions make electricity.
- True
- False ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Rotary motion is where something is turned (rotated).
- Water wells get water from deep underground.
- A water well has a rotary mechanism that is used to lift a a bucket from a well by turning the handle.
- Water wheels can be used to produce electricity.
Common misconception
Rotary motion always produces electricity.
Rotary motion can be designed to lift objects, grind objects or produce electricity.
Keywords
Rotary motion - something that turns around in circles
Water wheel - a large wheel driven by flowing water
Water well - a hole used to get water from deep underground
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