Simple Machines - Guest Speaker

Students listen to an Elder speak about permafrost structures in their area. In this permafrost lesson plan, students listen to the guest speaker, take a tour outside to view permafrost structures, and draw them.

A rather simple, but impressive activity is displayed in this Steve Spangler Science video. Dry ice, solid carbon dioxide, is used to create gas-filled bubbles. You can perform this as a demonstration when teaching chemistry classes...

Spangler has a fourth grader join him in this segment. Her science fair project was a demonstration of how biologists cleaned up the birds and other wildlife that were affected by an oil spill. Amazingly, it's as simple as using soap!...

Students, after sorting, categorizing, and defining simple machines, identify the 6 basic simple machines with complete accuracy.

Fourth graders explore how simple machines/tools make our daily lives easier. They perform tasks with and without tools. Students discuss the function of the tool in making the job easier. They explore websites to research the history of...

Students learn the major organ systems in the human body and research simple machines on the Internet; They design an informational brochure about a medical profession and present that career topic to the class.