Measuring Work Measuring Work Cynthia Clemons John Palmer 3001 S. King Drive 5051 N. Kenneth Ave. Students will walk up a flight of stairs, counting the number of stairs in the flight. This will give them the distance. This will give them the force. Finally, students will calculate how much work is done when they walk up a flight of stairs.
Work is measured in N-meters.
Students build a model windmill using the 13 cm x 13 cm piece of construction paper, the straight pin, and the unsharpened pencil. Students should cut the top off the milk carton. Then cut 2 deep U-shaped groves in opposite sides of the milk carton. Put a heavy object into the carton to weigh it down. Tie a paper clip to one end of a piece of string.