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- 3rd - 4th
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Students read Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. They look back to before there were any Machines, and study at Simple Machines like Corkscrews and Screwdrivers. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students test with a partner on the definitions of each simple machine and see if they can name which simple machine it is. An example is one student asks another "This simple machine is an inclined plane wrapped around a pole?" Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students discuss the six simple machines and take home their Simple Machines Journal and write down all the items that are in their home that is a type of LEVER. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students identify six types of simple machines, then use the Internet for research. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students apply their understanding of simple machines to create a working model of a machine to solve a problem or answer a question. They incorporate the scientific method in their work and give a demonstration of their project. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students participate in activities to examine how simple machines help build things. They identify the six types of simple machines. They discover how simple machines where use historically to build pyramids and how they are still used in building skyscrapers today. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students explore the ins and outs of simple machines. They discover the various roles of simple machines, who uses them, where they can be found and how they actually work. Students create a compound machine using simple machines. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate six types of simple machines. They identify the six types of simple machines, watch a PowerPoint presentation, calculate the design for a pyramid and create a scaled drawing of a pyramid on graph paper, and evaluate and select a construction site. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students identify six different simple machines. They investigate the difference between the ideal and actual mechanical advantage. Students calculate the actual mechanical advantage for several simple machines. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students describe simple machines and predict how they help us in our everyday lives by examining actual examples. They use pictures to identify examples of simple machines and state their purpose. Full Review »
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