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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 »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students know the six simple machines and explain what they do and how they have changed the lives of humans. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students know the six simple machines and explain what they do and how they have changed the lives of humans. 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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- 3rd - 5th
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Students find three different situations at home or in the community where they can use simple machines to solve a problem e.g. lifting a piano into a truck, getting a vacuum cleaner up a stairs. Then they create a detailed drawing and write a demo. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate and explain simple machines and their uses. Key concepts include: lever, screw, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and wedge. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students identify and describe how simple machines have improved living conditions. They conduct research on simple machines and create a group slideshow. 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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- 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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