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Simple Machines Worksheets

For thousands of years, people have been using simple machines to get work done. We still use these simple machines today, and we have learned to combine them to make complex machines. This unit teaches students about the six simple machines: lever, inclined plane, wedge, wheel and axle, screw, and pulley.
Simple Machines Worksheets


Leveled Books
            Simple Machines


Make a Daily Simple Machines Activity Lesson Plan Book
        Daily Simple Machines Activity Lesson Plan Book


Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     Simple Machines: The Pulley (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Simple Machines: The Screw (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Simple Machines: The Wheel and Axle (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Simple Machines: The Inclined Plane (Very Quick Reader; Grade 5 Readability)
     Simple Machines: The Lever (Very Quick Reader; Grade 5 Readability)
     Simple Machines: The Wedge (Very Quick Reader; Grade 5 Readability)


Reading Comprehensions
Fiction
     How Machines Affect Our Lives (Grades 2-3)
     Tree House Triumph (Grades 4-5)

Non-Fiction
     What Are Simple Machines? (Grades 3-6)
     What Is Work? (Grades 3-6)
     Lever, Wheel and Axle, and Pulley (Grades 5-7)
     Simple Machines (Grades 6-8)
     Inclines Planes, Wedges, and Screws (Grades 6-8)
     How a Bicycle Works (Grades 6-8)
     Complex Machines (Grades 7-8)


Reading Comprehensions - Foreign Languages
Spanish
     Cómo las máquinas afectan nuestras vidas (grades 2-3)
     Triunfo de la Casa de árbol (grades 4-5)
     La palanca, la rueda y el eje, y la polea (grades 5-7)
     Máquinas Sencillas (grades 6-8)
     Planos, cuñas, y tornillos (grades 6-8)
     Las máquinas complejas (grades 7-8)

French
     Une triomphe dans la cabane (grades 4-5)
     Le levier, la roue et l'essieu et la poulie (grades 5-7)
     Des Machines Simples (grades 6-8)
     Les plans inclinés, les coins et les vis (grades 6-8)
     Les machines complexes (grades 7-8)

Italian
     Il trionfo della casa sull'albero (grades 4-5)
     Leva, asse nella ruota e puleggia (grades 5-7)
     Le macchine semplici (grades 6-8)
     Piani inclinati, cunei e viti (grades 6-8)
     Le macchine complesse (grades 7-8)

German
     Baumhaus Triumph (grades 4-5)
     Hebel, Rad und Achse, und Rolle (grades 5-7)
     Einfache Maschinen (grades 6-8)
     Schiefe Ebenen, Keile und Schrauben (grades 6-8)
     Komplexe Maschinen (grades 7-8)


Book Units
    Helpers in My Community (My World) (Grades K-3)
    The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Grades 4-6)


Crossword Puzzles
     Simple Machines Crossword Puzzle


Math Worksheets
     Simple Machines Math Stories (Grades 3-4)
     Simple Machines Math Stories (Grades 5-6)


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