Explore.
Module 5 Unit 10
Experiment. Question.
Integrate.
Simple Machines OVERVIEW During this unit, children will have opportunities to explore wheels and axles, levers, inclined planes and pulleys as examples of simple machines that we can use in our everyday lives. Additionally, the following learning goals will be met as the children participate in these ScienceStart activities:
Science • Using simple machines makes work easier • Moving objects using wheels and axles • Lifting or opening things using levers • Using pulleys and inclined planes to make it easier to move things • Using simple machines in many ways, everyday
Literacy • Encouraging conversations and responses to questions • Using language to describe what is being done or what is happening • Relating books to hands-on science activities • Drawing diagrams of materials being used • Using a Table of Contents and page numbers
Mathematics • Counting objects to make sets • Comparing amounts in different sets of objects • Measuring weight and distance • Sorting objects by their characteristics