Introduction to simple machines
I can tell what the six simple machines are and how they make work easier.
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General
This lesson will introduce the 6 simple machines and tell how they make work easier (lever, wedge, pulley, inclined plane, screw, and wheel and axle).
Standards
NGSS: 5-PS2-1
Learning objective
Students will be able to tell what the six simple machines are and how they make work easier.
Introduction
First, this lesson will use students’ prior knowledge to discuss what machines and simple machines are.
Instruction
Students will be introduced to simple machines: lever, wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw, and pulley. They will identify these simple machines and think of different kinds of uses for each one.
Quiz
Review simple machines with your students with 10 fill-in-the-blank questions.
Closing
Students will recall what they learned about simple machines and play a Spin the Wheel activity.
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