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Radical Reeds
In this reed instrument activity, students make a clarinet from a straw and use scissors. Students answer 2 questions about testing their clarinet.
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Terrific Telephones
In this telephones worksheet, students follow directions and answer questions about making telephones out of paper cups, paper clips, and string. Students answer 2 questions.
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Sonic Speed
In this sound speed learning exercise, students use paper towel tubes and rulers in partners to test where sound comes from. Students follow 5 sets of directions, answer 1 question, and fill in a chart.
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Super Sonar
In this echo lesson plan, students create echos using rubbers balls and a chair to simulate animals finding out where they are. Students follow 3 sets of directions and answer 2 questions.
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Animal Challenge 4
In this sound energy worksheet, students predict what happens when bats bounce sounds off of walls to communicate. Students complete 2 questions.
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Springs 1
For this springs worksheet, students use rubber bands, tape, clamps, and more to make springs and experiment with the weight it takes to stretch the spring. Students follow 7 directions and answer 1 question.
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Springs 2
In this springs learning exercise, students use paper clips, rubber bands, weights, and more to make springs. Students follow 6 directions, put answers in a chart, and complete 1 question on their own.
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Springs: machines at home
In this springs worksheet, students search for springs that they can find around their house. Students try to find 9 springs around their house.
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Friction 1
In this friction worksheet, students test heavy and light objects to see if the more friction of the heavier object makes it easy or harder for it to slide. Students also answer 5 questions.
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Friction Experiment
In this friction experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment, collect data and write a conclusion about the effect of friction and weight.
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Machines at home: friction
In this friction worksheet, students answer a question about what icy roads and cars slipping have to do with friction. Students complete 1 question.
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Overcoming Friction 1
In this friction worksheet, students use books, a bucket, string, weights, and more to test what happens to friction when they use wheels to roll an object instead of sliding it. Students also answer 5 questions.
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Overcoming Friction 2
In this friction worksheet, students conduct an experiment with their hands and lotion to simulate how an engine needs lubricant to reduce friction. Students then answer 3 questions.
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Pulleys 1
In this simple machines scientific investigation worksheet, students follow the provided procedures to examine how pulleys work and then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Pulleys Experiment
In this pulleys experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment with one and two pulleys, a rope, bucket and load.
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Gears 1
In this gears instructional activity, students put together and label gears and see how many turns it takes to go in a given directions. Students then fill in a chart with their results.
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Gears 2
In this gears instructional activity, students use a ruler and gears to conduct an experiment. Students follow 11 sets of directions,write a conclusion, and graph their results.
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Gears 3
In this gears worksheet, students read about putting together different gears and answer short answer questions about it. Students also put together gears and read a story.
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Wheels: Machines at home
In this wheels worksheet, students find different kinds of wheels on their car. Students find at least 5 different kinds of wheels and write them in a list.
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Levers 1
In this levers worksheet, students follow directions to making levers with a ruler, weights, pennies, and more. Students then see how much force is needed when adding more weights.
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Levers 2
In this levers worksheet, students conduct an experiment on lifting levers including materials such as pennies, stickers, pencils, and weights. Students then answer 2 questions about what they found.
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Levers: Machines at home
In this levers worksheet, students try to find levers in their home or class. Students find 10 levers and record them in this levers list.
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Inclined Plane 1
In this scientific investigation worksheet, students follow the provided procedures to create an inclined plane paper model and then respond to 1 short answer question.
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Inclined Planes
In this inclined planes worksheet, students find machines at home that screw and record the object and the direction of the screw. Students find 5 machines.