Connect students in grades 5 and up with science using Simple Machines: Force, Motion, and Energy. This 80-page book reinforces scientific techniques. It includes teacher pages that provide quick overviews of the lessons and student pages with Knowledge Builders and Inquiry Investigations that can be completed individually or in groups. The book also includes tips for lesson preparation (materials lists, strategies, and alternative methods of instruction), a glossary, an inquiry investigation rubric, and a bibliography. It allows for differentiated instruction and supports National Science Education Standards and NCTM standards.
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Introduces simple machines, including screws, levers, wedges, and pulleys, describes how each makes everyday life easier, and provides activities demonstrating these machines in action.
Introduces six simple machines, describing how they work in more complex machinery and how they are used every day.
Simple Machines Gr. 4-6
This book also includes a glossary and a find out more section with a lever experiment. This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades.
Describes and compares the four kinds of simple machines: levers, pulleys, wheels, and ramps
Emergent readers are introduced to simple machines and how we use them to move things.
A very basic introduction to screws, levers, planes and more.
Featuring before- and after-reading activities, a glossary, an index, and comprehension questions, this series helps young learners strengthen their reading comprehension skills while also introducing them to some of the most commonly used ...
Activities contain exercises that particularly focus on the math skills related to the physical science concepts. Activities are coordinated to each chapter in the book. Physical.Science.Worksheets feature extra practice with the ...