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Grade 5 Science, Cluster 3

Dirtmeister's Science Reporters: Simple Machines
Students can report on a simple machine that they find around their own homes or schools. There's ample background for students and a Teacher's Guide to make lesson planning easy for you.

InQuiry Almanack: Simple Machines
An overview is offered in one-paragraph descriptions of simple machines, followed by quick links to related Web sites. From the Franklin Institute

Inventor's Toolbox Elements of Machines
Click on "Gadget Anatomy" for a super lesson on the use of simple machines.

Marvelous Machines Experiments
Looking for a good set of simple lessons on simple machines? You are presented with a menu of 21 different hands-on activities, including ones on pulleys, wheels, levers, and inclined planes.

Amusement Park Physics
Learn the principles of mechanics by designing your own roller coaster

How Stuff Works

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