BACKGROUND

Your sailing ship has run aground on a coral reef but you manage to swim the short distance to shore and find yourself on a tropical island. Someone must have lived here before because you find a hut and some rough bush furniture. Around you are all sorts of good things to eat growing, as well as different animals. Further away from the hut there is good fresh water. Luckily, you manage to save a lot of useful gear from your ship before it sinks. You may be able to use it to built some simple machines to help you survive on the island.

STEPS

• Read about simple machines from at least 2 of the following web sites.

• Carry out these activities.

Activity 1	Activity 2	Activity 3	Activity 4
Activity 5	Activity 6	Activity 7	Activity 8

• Print 2 summary pages to record your findings.

TASK

Using your knowledge of simple machines design a machine to....

• help you get water to your hut.
• help you to obtain food.

PRESENTATION

• Present your findings in KidPix as a slide show