1. What is the purpose or primary function of the object?
- The primary objective of this product is to tell or keep track of time
2. Make an educated guess as to how this product operates. Use simple machines’ terminology to explain the object’s sequential operation.
-There are gears in the clock that spin the hands which help keep track of time by staying on top of the number that's the time of day and batteries are what power these gears
3. Identify the system inputs, intended product function, and outputs. Use power point to create a "black box" graphic like the toothbrush example discussed in class. Save the slide as a .jpg image and post it to answer this question.
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4. What mechanical components are visible?
- There are gears in the back of the clock that move the gears you cant see man manually
-Also the hands so second minute and hour hand on the axis in the center of the clock
5. What is it about this device’s function that you cannot identify, because the mechanical components are hidden from plain view?
-the gears on the inside of the clock
-batteries that power the clock
-and many mechanical parts that i cant identify due to complications
Good job with this. You've focussed on the inputs and outputs rather than the functionality. This is the point of the activity.
ReplyDeleteThe inputs are probably just baterries and button presses while the other things you list are part of the product it's self.