What are Simple & Compound Machines? Webquest - Great for Distance Learning!

UPDATED (6/19) WITH NEW WEBSITES AND AT-HOME ACTIVITY - WORKS ON ALL DEVICES

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Whether to save time or to kick off a simple machines unit, this webquest will be perfect for you and your students!

Students are introduced to the topic through a brief video and from there they practice identifying the 6 simple machines in a variety of formats. Then, they have fun doing a simple hands-on activity that can easily be done at home!

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Part A - Watch a 7-minute video introducing the physics concept of work and simple machines. Students make a sketch of each simple machine and give an example of its use.

Part B – Practice identifying the 6 types of simple machines via an interactive video

Part C – Order the simple machines used in a student’s complex machine built to water a plant

Part D – Match simple machines to everyday objects

Part E - Label the parts of a lever

Part F – Hands-on lever activity (can be done at home or at school)

Part G – Take a review quiz

Part H – Apply their new knowledge