Third graders view photos of machines that measure wind energy and chart what they observe in the pictures and the questions they have about the pictures.  In this wind energy lesson, 3rd graders make a pinwheel.  Students show...

Sixth graders research machines used in agriculture. In this agriculture activity, 6th graders complete a variety of activities that involve farming and crops. Some examples include: answering questions, creating a storyboard, poetry,...

Learners engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the concept of a simple machine and uses the law of motion to justify why they operate. Students explore the laws by constructing some simple machines to illustrate the concepts.

Sixth graders write a poem and an essay about the machines they have learned about that are used in agriculture. In this machines lesson plan, 6th graders compare different kinds of machines and discuss the economic impact machines in...

Students discuss how simple machines have made our lives easier and construct a compound machine. In this machines lesson plan, students watch a video on machines, look at websites, and follow task cards in order to make a simple machine.

First graders study and describe simple machines such as the hammer, screwdriver, nutcracker, bottle opener and scissors and select the appropriate tool for a particular type of work.

In this simple machines worksheet, students examine methods to reduce friction in simple machines and note 5 of them on the lines provided.

Students increase their vocabulary and knowledge base while learning about different types of machines. In this machine lesson, students glue pictures of the machines they like onto paper and share their collages with classmates.

Students identify simple machines found in different environments. In this matching lesson, students match the machine with the place it belongs.

In this technology worksheet, students find the words in the puzzle and then this could be extended to finding the definitions in relation to ignition systems.

Third graders observe and discuss examples of friction. They discuss what experimentally increases and decreases friction. They then predict which surface will produce the most friction and verify the prediction.