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Mathematical Modeling, Circular Movement and Transmission Ratios
Students perform an experiment with different sizes of followers (from an easy to follow set of teacher directions) and record their observations. They test the rotations of the driver compared to the rotations of a follower and put the...
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Simple Machines and Mechanical Advantage
In this simple machines science worksheet, students read about simple machines, mechanical advantages, calculating mechanical advantage, output force versus input force, and distance effort versus distance of resistance. Then students...
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Exploring Simple Machines
Students investigate simple machines. In this simple machines instructional activity, students study how simple machines work. Students determine the function of various simple machines.
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QuickTime Science Project
Fifth graders divide into teams and select a simple science topic to explain and illustrate. They should pick a topic that they can illustrate with a very short (about 15-20 seconds) video clip, or QuickTime movie.
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Simple Machines
Fourth graders choose a simple machine and write about they way they believe it will work. Students experiment, write down procedures used and record observations. They will find a picture of the machine and add it to their report.
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Parts of a Flour Mill
In this history worksheet, learners label the different parts of a flour mill. There are clues at the bottom of the page that provide the names of 8 parts in the mill.
Curated OER
Newton's Second Law: Mass-Acceleration Relationship with Dynamics Carts
Students form their own hypothesis about the relationships between force, mass, and acceleration for their dynamics cart system. They collect data and express it in a graphical format to visualize the relationships.
Technology Student
Technology Student: Gears and Pulleys
This site describes the basics of gears and pulleys, and their use in simple machines.
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Hognosesam: Pulleys and Gears
This site gives a small amount of space to pulleys, and then provides a wealth of information about gears.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Gears: Lift It Up!
In this activity, students learn about the trade-off between speed and torque when designing gear ratios. The activity setup includes a LEGO pulley system with two independent gear sets and motors that spin two pulleys. Each pulley has...
The Franklin Institute
Spotlighting Simple Machines
Simple machines such as inclined planes in wedges and screws are explained.
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