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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Bianca Gets in Gear

For Students 5th - 8th
Bianca visits a bike shop and learns how bicycle gears work in this Cyberchase video segment. [3:26]
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: First Class Levers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through observation and inquiry, learners are given various objects to investigate how levers work and why they might be useful.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Levers:relationship of Force of Effort & Resistance Fulcrum Placement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the relationship between the two forces and the location of the fulcrum in a first class lever. Students work in cooperative groups of approximately three to make observations that they can then generate a formula...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Examples of Pulleys in Daily Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn how pulleys work and their many uses in everyday life, industry, recreation, and other activities. Includes many pictures of pulleys and pulley systems.
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Activity
Maryland Science Center

Maryland Science Center: March Madness Finger Basketball [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
Build a miniature basketball court, and use a spoon lever to shoot balls into the basket. Experiment with different materials to see which one works the best.
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Curated OER

Integrated Publishing/block & Tackle (Or Pulley)

For Students 9th - 10th
Very substantial four-page article on how the block & tackle works. (It's a simple machine -- a pulley.) Lots of illustration. Mechanical advantage, formulae, solved problems, all here. Good source for info.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Integrated Publishing/block & Tackle (Or Pulley)

For Students 9th - 10th
Very substantial four-page article on how the block & tackle works. (It's a simple machine -- a pulley.) Lots of illustration. Mechanical advantage, formulae, solved problems, all here. Good source for info.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Integrated Publishing/block & Tackle (Or Pulley)

For Students 9th - 10th
Very substantial four-page article on how the block & tackle works. (It's a simple machine -- a pulley.) Lots of illustration. Mechanical advantage, formulae, solved problems, all here. Good source for info.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: The Physics and Engineering of a Trebuchet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this simple machines lab students investigate how the trebuchet works using their prior knowledge of simple machines. Students then build a trebuchet and analyze the physics and engineering that goes into building and launching it.
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Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Here Comes the Sun

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work in teams to learn about solar panel design, simple circuits, and how solar energy is used to provide power to simple machines such as calculators.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Secrets of Lost Empires Ii: Lever an Obelisk

For Students 9th - 10th
Utilize an understanding of how a lever works to lift an obelisk, using as few of the weights and support stones as possible in this online interactive activity.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Secrets of Lost Empires Ii: Lever Lift

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Examine the classes of levers and discover how levers work by raising a brick with shish kebab skewers.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Practice W/ Levers

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides the learner with examples on determining the work done to or by a lever.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Inclined Plane Through Inquiry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students will use different materials to find the most effective way to use an inclined plane (in other words, moving an object with as little force as possible). This is a guided inquiry. Although the students will be...
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Unit Plan
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: X Rays

For Students 6th - 8th
Here's a really simple demonstration of a fluoroscope. There are links to more information about the uses of X-rays as well.
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Museum of Science

Science Learning Network: Inventor's Workshop

For Students 9th - 10th
A short piece on Leonardo da Vinci from the Science Learning Network. Placed here because a) there's a decent drawing of an Archimedes' screw, and b) there's a link to an adequate definition thereof.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Gears

For Students 9th - 10th
This image shows a large gear and a small gear from two different angles. Understanding how gears work is important when learning about mechanical advantage and simple machines.
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The Franklin Institute

[Archived Content] the Franklin Institute: The Screw Demonstration

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an activity demonstrating that the screw is an inlined plane.
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Other

Utah Online Services: Rss Workshop

For Students 9th - 10th
A well-regarded introduction to publishing RSS feeds, from the state of Utah Online Services division. In this workshop, you'll learn how to create, validate, parse, publish, and syndicate your own RSS news channel. The emphasis is on...

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