This packet acts as a fulcrum for knowledge, helping with the work of teaching students about simple machines. Explore the effects of these machines with activities and lessons that focus in detail on different levers and their uses, inclined planes, and measuring work. Reinforce or test students’ understanding using the provided discussion questions, worksheets, and answers.

A very basic introduction to screws, levers, planes and more.

These kids are playing a game, trying to move a person with a simple machine. Which will work better—an inclined plane or a lever? Readers will see them compare the simple machines to decide. This book supports engineering design standards for primary grades in the Next Generation Science Standards.

Clear Definitions Supported By Everyday Examples And Easy Hands-On Activities Introduce Young Scientists To Inclined Planes.

Introduces six simple machines, describing how they work in more complex machinery and how they are used every day.

In Simple Machines: Lever, young learners in grades 1–3 will explore how levers give us the lift we need. From scissors to wheelbarrows, this 24-page title uses real-world examples of simple machine mechanisms and explains how these feats of engineering can make daily work less difficult to complete. The Simple Machines series for grades 1–3 explains how basic mechanical devices, that are used for applying a force, can help make daily tasks much easier. Featuring before- and after-reading activities, a glossary, an index, and comprehension questions, this series helps young learners strengthen their reading comprehension skills while also introducing them to some of the most commonly used simple machines