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44 Lego simple machines Lesson Plans
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- 8th
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Students design a working apparatus made of various simple machines based on the work of Rube Goldberg. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine a variety of simple hardware devices. They observe the interactions between the elements of the devices, through both hands-on and Internet exploration. They complete worksheets and design their own gadgets. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify simple machines and how they make work much simpler. They watch videos, and participate in hands-on activities. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students identify simple machines and how they must work together to form a piece of equipment used in agriculture. They create a diagram of a piece of farm equipment and write about two of the simple machines they drew. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students work in pairs to make a simple machine that moves or has moving parts using as many pieces as possible. Students read the book "Cutting Machines" and listen to a lecture about types of simple machines. Students classify their creation, and work through work stations to use a variety of Lego machines. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students identify six simple machines, including inclined plane, wedge, screw, lever, wheel and axle, and pulley, describe attributes of each machine, and design, in jigsaw groups, their own simple machines capable of moving brick. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the parts of a system and develop schema of the interactions between those parts. They examine a variety of simple hardware devicesand observe the interactions between the elements of the devices, through both hands-on and Internet exploration. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students construct a wheel and axle model using a Lego Dacta set. They read and discuss informational text from the book "It's Science! Machines We Use," and in small groups create a simple machine using Legos. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students create a Power Point presentation to relate to their study of simple machines. They create a title page, a page introducing six simple machines, slides explaining real world use to each simple machine and import pictures from clip art, the Internet and a digital camera. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students investigate the use of levers as simple machines in order to perform work. They create a word wall with vocabulary that is introduced by the teacher. Students work in groups in order to classify and label levers as being first, second, or third class. Full Review »
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