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This website is a multimedia learning tool covering simple and compound machines. The site’s infrastructure presents information with bright colors and animation, and features printable student hand-outs and teacher guidelines. The linked interactive simulation is conceptually clear, well designed and developmentally appropriate for elementary school age children.
Learn about simple machines as you explore a virtual house and tool shed. Teachers—be sure to check out the teacher’s guide before using these activities in class.
The name of the activity on this webpage is Grain Strain, and in this interactive lesson students drag machines from the bottom of the screen to solve a problem. A point-and-click interface is used; the student must first construct a compound virtual machine and then use this machine to drag-and-drop grain strain into a bucket. The student has one minute to catch 40 grains in order to move on to the next level.
This is a great unit on simple machines. It includes background information, worksheets, a power point presentation and supporting activities.
Learn how forces and simple machines can work together to create The Compound Machine!
Have fun trying to catch the burglar using simple machines in the Rube Goldberg activity.
How do you stop a moving bicycle? What is the science behind steering? What forces keep the bicycle from falling over? This page discusses and answers these questions.
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Look at this site if you want to learn more about construction equipment such as dump trucks, excavators, and bulldozers. There are videos and animations of these machines in action and a list of FAQs. The site is also available in Japanese.
Use materials you find around your house to build a lever.
Look at the gadgets on this page and try to figure out what elements of machines you see in each gadget.
Find out how simple machines work and learn about some of the improvements made to them over time. Then test your self with an online quiz and see how well you know machines.
Learn how forces and simple machines can work together.
The Dirtmeister is challenging you to learn about the six types of simple machines. Find an example of one that you have seen at school, home or anywhere and write about it. What do you say, are you up to the challenge?