Structures and Mechanisms: Movement

• How Things Work CD-ROM activity sheets
  • Wedge /Inclined Planes
  • Pulleys
  • Levers
  • Wheels
  • Gears
  • Screw
    
    
• Marvelous Machines
  http://www.Galaxy.net/~k12/machines/
  Lesson plans and activities for Pulleys, Gears, Levers, Inclined Planes, and the Screw.
  Level: Primary, Junior
  
  
• Levels and Slopes
  http://www.innovamultimedia.com/NewMenuSystem/sci/sci1/Sc1c03.html
  An interactive slideshow where students learn about levels, slopes and surfaces.
  
  
• Simple Machines
  http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm
  Click on each word to see examples of simple machines at work.
  
  
• Inquiry Almanack - Spotlight on Simple Machines
  http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html
  Information and links for simple machines.
  
  
• How do levers make you stronger?
  http://www.beakman.com/lever/lever.html
  Try some lever experiments.
  
  
• Simple Machines
  http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm
  Six simple machines explained with on-line activities and printable worksheets.
  
  
• Simple Machines
  http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/pdfs/machines.pdf
  56 page pdf document with lesson plans and outlined hands-on activities.

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Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Tuesday February 22, 2005 6:43 AM