Simple Machines

By Ria Mastromatteo, Educational Technology Consultant ()

Some topics are universally taught. Simple machines is one of those topics. I thought I'd save you some time by finding some sites that might help in your teaching.

EdHead's Simple Machines Activities for identification and use of simple machines. Animated. Go to http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines.

Inquiry Almanack: Simple Machines http://sln.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html.

Introduction to Simple Machines http://www.smartown.com/sp2000/machines2000/main.htm.

Inventor's Toolbox: The Elements of Machines http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html.

The Official Rube Goldberg Web Site Have students build continuous action machines at http://www.rube-goldberg.com.

Scholastic: Simple Machines Be a science reporter and investigate simple machines with the Dirtmeister at
http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/simple/index.htm.

Seesaw Science and Simple Machines Go to the section that says Background Information for illustrated explanations of each type of machine at http://216.94.16.40/english/schoolzone/machines.cfm.

Simple Machines http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm.

Simple Machines From COSI An interactive and highly animated web site at http://www.cosi.org/onlineExhibits/simpMach/sm1.html.

Simple Machines HOTLIST http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/342.

Simple Machine Toolbox (Primary) http://personal.rockbridge.net/higs/sm/toolbox.htm.