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New Creations from Six Simple Machines

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Students explore different types of simple machines and research the concepts of force, effort, and work. They conduct Internet research and complete a worksheet about examples of simple machines used in everyday life. Students also brainstorm ideas for a new product using simple machines.

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machines, simple machines

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identifying simple machines, machines, simple machines, science
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6th - 8th
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Science
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