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Third graders study machines. They watch a video about and identify and chart machines they find at home and at school. They design and build simple and compound machines, create an advertisement for them and attempt to sell them at the class Machine Market.

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compound, force, load, machines, simple, science
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Grade
3rd
Subjects
Science
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
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Project-Based Learning
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