Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about simple machines. Includes a survey and graph to find out about people's favorite machines.
Defines screws and encourages students to find and understand the functions of screws in their daily environments. Includes two experiments, including one for understanding pitch and effort.
Defines pulleys and encourages students to find and understand the functions of pulleys in their daily environments. Includes an experiment for understanding how pulleys work.
Defines wheel and axles and encourages students to find and understand the functions of wheel and axle machines in their daily environments. Includes a worksheet on gears.
Defines levers and encourages students to find and understand the functions of levers in their daily environments. Includes an experiment for understanding the function of a fulcrum and a worksheet on types of levers.
From "fulcrum" to "wedge". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
A two page reading comp on how simple machines are used to install a museum exhibit and in our daily lives, with completion, matching, short response questions.