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Activity Description
The students will be engaged in a variety of activities that will allow them to discover that a “Simple Machine” is a mechanical device that makes our work easier by changing the direction or magnitude of the effort or force required. Through the usage of EdTech the students will be actively engaged to work collaboratively in exploring:
1. The names of six types of simple machines and their definitions.
2. The type of force(s) that is used to operate a simple machine.
Scope
Build on prior knowledge of force by associating simple machines that perform push, pull and twist/turn.
Pre-requisites
Knowledgeable of Type of Forces
Target Audience
Grade 4
Learning Outcomes
When completed, students should be able to:
1. Name at least 4 types of simple machines and their usages.
Activity Materials
Textbooks.
Flashcards.
Computers, tablets, smart phone, iPad, headphones/speaker.
Rubber door stopper, screw and screwdriver.
Coin, eraser, sharpener, ruler, wooden block.
Rope, wooden board, cardboard box, play dough, toothpick.
The students will be engaged in a variety of activities that will allow them to discover that a “Simple Machine” is a mechanical device that makes our work easier by changing the direction or magnitude of the effort or force required. Through the usage of EdTech the students will be actively engaged to work collaboratively in exploring:
1. The names of six types of simple machines and their definitions.
2. The type of force(s) that is used to operate a simple machine.
Scope
Build on prior knowledge of force by associating simple machines that perform push, pull and twist/turn.
Pre-requisites
Knowledgeable of Type of Forces
Target Audience
Grade 4
Learning Outcomes
When completed, students should be able to:
1. Name at least 4 types of simple machines and their usages.
Activity Materials
Textbooks.
Flashcards.
Computers, tablets, smart phone, iPad, headphones/speaker.
Rubber door stopper, screw and screwdriver.
Coin, eraser, sharpener, ruler, wooden block.
Rope, wooden board, cardboard box, play dough, toothpick.
