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Simple Machines Kit Contents:

large glass measuring cup (1)
Drinking glasses (6)
large ring magnets (8)
small ring magnets (8)
paper clips (pkg 200)
balloons (1/4 lb pkg)
rubber bands (1 bag)
straws (pkg 100)
sandpaper (25 sheets)
flat board (approx 12”x12”) (6)
rulers (6)
sponge ball (1)
small rubber balls (4)
medium rubber balls (2)
small Styrofoam ball (1)
golf ball (6)
ping pong balls (4)
beach ball (1)
tennis balls (3)
1m bungee cords (7)
Kleenex (1 box)
Wooden blocks (box of 50)
Lego (674)
small electric fan (1)
nails (set of 485)
bolts and screws (set of 275)
Slinkies (6)
pencil boxes (6)
notebooks (6)
scissors (6)
erasers (6)
linoleum (2 pieces)
floor tile (6 pieces)
carpet (2 pieces)
rubber drawer liner (5 pieces)
cloth
aluminum foil (100 ft roll)
wool (15 pieces)
nylon (15 pieces)
Thin block of wood with screw
hook turned into one end (2)
pencils (30)
spools of thread (4)
2x4 boards
Household twine (420 ft roll)
Spring scales (8)
2”x8” x 12” piece of wood to use as lever arm (2)
4” x 4” board for fulcrum
pliers (6)
bat (1)
tweezers (4)
rope (2 x 50 ft rolls)
Pulleys (8)
Weights (8 sets of 9 weights)
Weights (1 set of 12 weights)
Wheel and axle (1)
Ramp (1)
Lever (1)
K’Nex Levers and Pulleys (8 sets of 178 pieces)
Binder of Lessons for K’Nex Materials (1)

Books:
1. “Simple Machines” by Lewis Parker
2. “True Books: Science Experiments: Experiments with Simple Machines” by Salvatore Tocci
3. “Simple Machines: Science Works for Kids Series” by Jill Norris (Evan-Moor). *This book presents some great options for classroom stations that are simple and effective on page 74 -80.
4. “Sensational Science Projects with Simple Machines” by Robert Gardner
5. “Hands-on Science Series: Simple Machines” by Steven Souza & Joseph Shortell

Lesson 1: “Types Of Forces”    Download
Outcomes: Students will be expected to observe, investigate, and describe how forces can act directly (contact) or from a distance (non-contact) to move or hold objects in place. (303-12, 303-13).

Lesson 2: “The Effect Of Forces”    Download
Outcomes: Students will be expected to demonstrate and describe the effect of increasing and decreasing the amount of force applied to an object (303-14).

Lesson 3: “Friction”    Download
Outcomes: Students will be expected to investigate and compare the effect of friction on the movement of an object over a variety of surfaces (204-1, 204-5, 303-15).

Lesson 4: “Wheel and Axel”    Download
Outcomes: Students will be expected to demonstrate the use of rollers, wheels and axles in moving objects (303-16).

Lesson 5: “The Inclined Plane”    Download
Outcomes: Students will be expected to use simple machines to identify the effort and load required to move objects (205-2, 206-9, 303-17).

Lesson 6: “Levers”    Download
Outcomes: Students will be expected to design a lever for a particular task and differentiate between the positions of the fulcrum, the load, and the effort (303-18, 303-19).

Lesson 7: “Pulleys”    Download
Outcomes: Students will be expected to Compare and record the force needed to lift and load an object by using a single pulley system with that needed to lift it by using a multiple pulley system and predict the effect of adding another pulley or load-lifting capacity (303-20, 204-3).

Lesson 8: “Machines In The Real World”    Download
Outcomes: Students will be expected to describe examples of how simple machines have improved living conditions and identify machines that have been used in the past and that have developed over time (105-5, 107-8, 205-8)

Lesson 9: “Simple Machines and Forces"    Download
Outcomes: Students will be expected to use simple machines to identify the effort and load required to move objects (205-2, 206-9, 303-17).

Lesson 10: “Standard and Non-standard Units"    Download
Outcomes: Students will be expected to perform experiments to describe the force needed to lift or pull a given load in standard and non-standard units (205-4, 205-5, 205-6).