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Middle School Science: Simple Machines

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Simple Machines

Simple Machines
CK-12 Overview of input/output force, compound machines, mechanical advantage, and the 6 simple machines.
Simple Machine
Energy Education
Simple Machines
eSchool Today
Simple Machines: Facts
Science Trek: Idaho Public Radio
Tools & Simple Machines
ExplainThatStuff!
What are Simple Machines?
EngQuest, Engineers Australia

Inclined Plane
Energy Education
Inclined Plane
New World Encyclopedia
Inclined Plane
CK-12 Foundation
Inclined Planes
The Physics Classroom
Simple Machine: Inclined Plane

Wedge
CK-12 Foundation
The Wedge (ramp)
eSchoolToday
Simple Machines: The Wedge
Edinformatics
Simple Machines: The Ever-reliable and Indispensable Wedge
ScienceStruck

Screw
CK-12 Foundation
The Screw
eSchoolToday
Screw
Encyclopaedic Britannica
Screws
HowStuffWorks
Simple Machine: History, Working, and Application of Screws
ScienceStruck
A Special Form of the Inclined Plane: The Screw
Ingenium

Lever
Energy Education
Lever
New World Encyclopedia
Lever
CK-12 Foundation
Simple Machine: What You Need to Know Regarding Levers
ScienceStruck

Simple Machine: All About the Wheel and Axle
ScienceStruck
Wheel & Axel
CK-12 Foundation
Wheel and Axle
Energy Education
Wheel and Axle
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Who Invented the Wheel and Axle?
Wonderopolis

Pulley
CK-12 Foundation
Pulley
New World Encyclopedia
Pulleys
ExplainThatStuff!
Pulley
Energy Education
Simple Machines: Pulley Systems and Their Working Mechanism
ScienceStruck

Compound Machines: Background Information
And Mechanical Advantage
Compound Machine
CK-12. And Mechanical Advantage
Simple Kitchen Machines
TryEngineering

Mechanical Advantage (MA)
CK-12
Mechanical Advantage
Energy Education

Engineering: Simple Machines
TechEngineering
Simple & Complex Machines
Lesson plans

Videos

The Six Simple Machines Podcast

The Six Simple Machines: Podcast