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Simple Machines
By Effie Kiosederis
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Hi my name is Effie and I am a teacher in Toronto, Canada. I did a unit on simple machines in the first term. I set up a theme table that had buckets with different kinds of machines (levers, gears, wheele & axle, screw,| inclined planes, complex machines etc.) and I let the students interact with them. I brought small items from home (i.e. egg beater, toy cars, used classroom items (i.e. stapler, ruler, scissors etc. For assignments they designed a pulley using a clothes hanger and spool, and thread. They also made small toy cards out of small boxes, dowel and wooden wheels. I used a video to introduce |
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the theme, then I let the students play with the different type of levers and then we did the hands- on activities. I used 3 books I have on Simple Machines investigations, and I also have a good list of books I borrowed from the library. At the end of the unit I used a quiz to test their knowledge. For photos, I took pictures of the kids playing with the simple machines and making pulleys and cars (wheels and axles). I posted them outside of the classroom for everyone to see. Another good book to read to them is called MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL and GIMOTO AND THE WIND. They are both older books but they fit in well with the unit.
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