Axe

High school (ages 12+)
Making & Design

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/axe

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is an axe and why did people use it in the past?An axe is a tool with a heavy head on a long handle that people used to chop wood, break bones, and build shelters. It helped early humans survive and grow communities.
2. How did the axe change when metal was discovered?When people learned to make metal, they replaced stone axes with copper, bronze, and later iron axes. Metal axes were stronger, lasted longer, and could cut wood more easily.

Bifacial: Worked or flaked on both sides, typically referring to stone tools.
Kinetic Energy: The energy an object possesses due to its motion, proportional to mass and velocity squared.
Ergonomics: The study of people's efficiency in their working environment, focusing on design.
Hafting: The process of attaching a tool head, like an axe head, to a handle.