A lesson plan site that contains activities designed to give grades 3 and 4 experiences in using simple machines.

Designed for Grade Eight, this collection of lessons provides information, examples and quizzes related to simple machines. Elementary students studying this topic will find this site informative as well.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart consists of a humorous quiz on identifying simple machines and forces of motion such as gravity and inertia.

Students investigate the ways in which ancient technologies - six types of simple machines and combinations - are used to construct modern buildings. As they work together to solve a design problem (designing and building a modern...

This site provides information on simple machines in machines and features links to a question and answer section as well as a learning lab.

Good combination of teacher demonstration and student interaction for this simple machine lesson. Great for talking about force and work. Plans are for grades 2-4, yet are adaptable.

This site provides a chart that lists the six simple machines, defines them, explains how it helps and gives examples.

Through observation and inquiry, students are given various objects to investigate how levers work and why they might be useful.

Students explore methods employing simple machines likely used in ancient pyramid building, as well as common modern-day material transportation. They learn about the wheel and axle as a means to transport materials from rock quarry to...

USS Constitution was built as a fighting machine and utilized the six simple machines of science to accomplish the many tasks required of her. Students will identify and manipulate these machines to create inventions that would have made...

Build a miniature basketball court, and use a spoon lever to shoot balls into the basket. Experiment with different materials to see which one works the best.

In an open-ended design activity, students use everyday materials (milk cartons, water bottles, pencils, straws, candy) to build a small-scale transportation device. They incorporate the use of a wheel and axle, and lever into their...

Examine the classes of levers and discover how levers work by raising a brick with shish kebab skewers.

Understand the concept of "work" and the use of levers.

Investigate how levers can be used to lift objects and discover how the position of the fulcrum affects the force and the distance of the load lifted.