Exercises: Which capacity each tool amplifies

Every tool extends a capacity of the body. Match each one with the capacity it amplifies (strength, reach, precision, speed or a sense) and justify your choice in one sentence: hammer, wheelbarrow, precision tweezers, magnifying glass, bicycle.

Instruments extend the senses too. State which sense or capacity each instrument extends and which human need it meets: clinical thermometer, stethoscope, scale, telescope.

In an embroidery cooperative in Tenango de Doria, Hidalgo, the artisans use a needle, a thimble, an embroidery frame and a hand magnifier. For each tool, explain in your own words which limitation of the body it overcomes and which interest or need of the group it helps to meet.