Simply Machines

Recommended for 1st-3rd Grade

Students gain a working knowledge of six simple machines in Simply Machines! Through hands-on exploration, students will be challenged to identify the simple machines in an “I SPY” game, experiment to discover how machines make work easier, and test out ways to combine simple machines through construction play.

Students will leave the program with DIY machine kit.

VA Standards of Learning

Science: Scientific and Engineering Practices 1.1 (a, e), 2.1 (a, e), 3.1 (a, d, e), 3.2 (a, b, c, d)