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This document provides instructions for calculating work done by lifting objects of varying masses and distances. It defines work as the product of the force applied and distance an object is moved. Students are instructed to find the mass and convert to newtons to determine force. They then measure lift distance and multiply newtons by distance to calculate work in joules. The activity has student groups compete to complete the most work by lifting classroom objects and calculating work done in joules.

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This document provides instructions for calculating work done by lifting objects of varying masses and distances. It defines work as the product of the force applied and distance an object is moved. Students are instructed to find the mass and convert to newtons to determine force. They then measure lift distance and multiply newtons by distance to calculate work in joules. The activity has student groups compete to complete the most work by lifting classroom objects and calculating work done in joules.

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Newton Has the Joules

Purpose: To calculate work in a variety of tasks


Materials
Formulas/conversions: scales or balance
Work = Force x Distance (W = F x d)
objects to lift
lb = 2.21 kg
1 kg = 9.8 newtons meter sticks
1 newton-meter = 1 joule calculators
science journal
Background Work is done by a force acting through a distance. For work to
be done, a force must move an object. If there is not movement,
there is no work. Work is the product of the force applied to an object and the distance
through which the force is applied. The formula used to express this concept is work (W) =
force (F) x distance (d). As you can see from the formula, two conditions must be met for work
to be done. One, a force must be applied, and two, the force must make the object move.
To calculate how much work is being done, follow these steps:
1. Find the mass of the object in grams and convert to kilograms.
2. Convert the mass of the object to weight by multiplying the mass by 9.8. Force is measured
in newtons, so this number is the amount of force or the number of newtons that it will take
to lift the object.
3. Measure (in meters) the distance that the object is lifted. Remember that the force must be
applied in the same direction. If you lift an object 2 meters and walk 5 meters with it, you only
did work when you lifted the object.
4. Multiply the number of newtons and the distance the object was lifted to get the unit of
work, which is called a newton-meter (N-m).
5. One newton-meter is equal to one joule (unit of measure for energy or work).
Procedure
1. Your group will be competing with the other groups in your class. The object of the game is
to do more work than any other group.
2. You have 10 minutes to carefully read the explanation above and discuss within your group
how work is done. Reach a consensus about how to do more work than the other groups.
3. Choose one person in your group to be the worker.
4. Choose three objects in the classroom for the worker to lift and record them in your science
journal.
5. Using the balance, find the mass of the first object and convert to newtons.
6. Have the worker lift the object. Measure and record the distance the object was lifted.
7. Multiply the newtons and the distance to find Newton-meter (unit of work).
8. Convert newton-meters to joules and record in your science journal.
9. Repeat steps 3-8 with the other two objects.
10. Find the sum of the three joules of work completed by your group.
11. Share with the class the amount of work your group did to determine which group did the
most work. They are the "hardest workers."

Conclusion 1. What is force?


2. What is work?
3. Since Jacob weighs 90 lb and they need to lift him over 3.5 m, how much work will they need
to do to lift him to the tree house?
4. What other factors do the tree house detectives have to consider to calculate the amount of
work needed to get Jacob into the tree house?

EG-2002-07-12-LARC The Case of the Powerful Pulleys

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