Join us as we learned about thewheel and axle.

They observed how the friction from the weight and the bricks surface made it difficult.

Simple machine projects

For this simple machine project, we started off by rolling a Styrofoam ball.

Join us as we learned about the wheel and axle. This Wheel and Axle for Kids lesson is a fun, hands-on, and engaging simple machines lesson for preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students.  Learn about how this simple machine, how it was used in history, and try one of our simple machine projects.

Balls roll in all different directions and arent as easy to control.

I asked the kids if a ball was different from a wheel.

Love the light bulb that went on in their eyes!

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Someone was listening to the books we were reading!

It was a lot easier to turn.

Welove Lego, but they are SO expensive.

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The pieces are so versatile and the educational guide explains simple machine along with instructions to create 7 models.

I highly recommend theKnext Education Simple Machines: Wheel & Axel and Inclined Planes.

We arehugefans of hands on learning!

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Youve GOT to try some of theseoutrageously funscience experiments for kids!

We have so many fun, creative and easy science experiments for elementary age children:

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Wheel and Axle Activities for Kids

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FREE Simple Machines Game

Are you learning about simple machines for kids? These no-prep, free printable simple machines worksheets are a handy way to review what students have learned. Use these simple machines worksheet pages to review and assess what kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students have learned. There are various different choices of simple machine worksheet for learning about pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw, and pulleys. Simply print the simple machines at home worksheet and you are ready to go!

100 Amazing Food Experiments for Kids - so many clever edible science projects for kids of all ages to explore chemistry, biology, physics, and earth science! #scienceexperiment #scienceproject #kidsactivities

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DIY Lava Lamp - super easy way to make your own lava lamp with simple things you have around your house. This homemade lava lamp is such a fun science project for kids of all ages to sneak in some summer learning. This science experiment is for toddlers, preschoolers, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and kids of all ages at home, homeschool, summer camps, classroom, etc.

This amazing color changing slime is going to blow your mind! This heat sensitive slime will actually change color as your kids touch it because it is heat sensitive! This is a super cool project for kids you MUST TRY! Must try summer activity for kids to add to their summer bucket list

Help kids learn about what is under their skin with this fun, interactive, and hands on human body project for kids from toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. This can be a simple life size human body project or use our free printable templates to add bones of the body, organ templates, and more. This engaging science project is EASY and LOW PREP too.

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