Simple Machines - Group Activity

Planning a unit on simple machines? Save some time and energy with this collection of lessons and activities that explores how these devices are used in the real world to make life a little easier. 

Simple doesn't mean useless. Individuals learn how simple machines benefit the user by changing the amount of effort. A seven-lesson unit begins with an overview of simple machines and then incorporates activities that allow the user to...

Build on techies' knowledge of engineering design. A set of STEM lessons for grades one through six provides instructors with suggestions for engineering instruction. The activities require pupils to design and build structures, such as...

Pupils 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.

Learners 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.

Third graders examine simple machines. In this simple machines lesson, 3rd graders explore primary sources available from the Library of Congress featuring simple machines of years past. Students design their own compound...

Pupils identify and discuss simple machines and make picture examples of simple machines they are assigned.

Students are introduced to simple machines.

Workout buddies aren't just for adults! Learners discuss the benefits of 60 minutes of physical activity each day and generate ideas for how they can accomplish this by working toward a goal with friends.

Third graders examine machinery in the modern world by completing a scavenger hunt.  In this technology lesson plan, 3rd graders utilize a computer to view photographs of simple machines they must locate.  Students take photographs with...