Last year we learned about simple machines with a really fun, hands on 5 week Simple Machines Unit. It was so much fun that we wanted to follow up our study with some review activities.
Learn about simple machines like inclined planes, wheel & axel, wedges, levers, pulley, and screws with these fun science experiments for kids.
Simple Machine Activities for Kids
- Archimedes Screw Exploration from High Hill Education
- Banister Pulley from Hands on As We Grow
- Build a Model Elevator (pulley) from eHow
- Button Wheel & Axel Cars from Almost Unschoolers
- Corn Pulley from Play at Home Mom LLC
- Easy to Make Stick Pulley from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
- Exploring Forces & Motion from A Day in First Grade
- Friction Lab from Stem Mom
- Inclined Planes Art from Strong Start
- Inclined Planes “Egg”speriment from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
- Launching Snowman (levers) from Buggy & Buddy
- Make a Crane from At Home with Ali
- Make an Archimedes Screw from Walk Beside Me
- Movable Pulley with Paper Clips from Carrots are Orange
- Nails vs. Screws from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
- Nuts, Bults & Screw Sculptures from Preschool Powol Packets
- Paper Towel Roll Catapult (aka Lever) from Kids Activities Blog
- PVC Pipe Pulley from Little Bins for Little Hands
- Rolling Pin Pulley from Kids Activities Blog
- Tissue Box Catapult (aka Lever) from Premeditated Leftovers
- Using Marbles to Experiment with Forces from Inclined Planes from The Techy Teacher
- What’s the Big Deal with a Fulcrum? (Lever) from Ozark Ramblings
- Your Arm is a Lever from Parents
- I Spy Simple Machines from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
More Simple Machines for Kids
- Simple Machines – Inclined Planes
- Simple Machines –Wheels & Axel
- Simple Machines – Gears
- Simple Machines –Wedges & Screws
- Simple Machines – Levers & Pulleys
- I Spy Simple Machines Book
- Simple Machines Mini Book
- Simple Machines Game
