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Simple Machines Unit: Hands-On Activities on Levers
We started a unit on Simple Machines several weeks ago. Since I’ve been out of commission so much with my ear surgery, the unit has lingered on longer than I had anticipated, but we’ll be done with the...
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Free Simple Machines Packet (About 25 pages)
I have kids of different ages (5, 8 and 10). We all did this simple machines unit together. It was perfect for my younger two — quite easy for my oldest, but from here we’re going to go on to more...
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Simple Machines Unit: Wedge Hands-On Activities
The wedge is a pretty easy concept to remember, but we still took the opportunity to have some fun with wedges! We spent some time outside at the wood pile using real wedges to split wood (plus, we got...
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Simple Machines Unit: Screw Hands-On Activities
We started with… a plain old screw!! The kids spent time trying to screw it into an old board: We have been reading the book, Archimedes and the Door of Science along with this unit. What a terrific...
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Our Favorite Simple Machines Activities– Pulleys (and Wheel and Axle)
The last day of our Simple Machines unit was probably our favorite. We spent hours and hours making and toying with different ways of making pulleys and wheel-n-axles! We started (as always) by reading...
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