BrainPOP Jr.This link opens in a new windowBrainPOP Jr. engages students in Kindergarten to grade 3 through animated movies, learning games, interactive quizzes, primary source activities, concept mapping, and more.
Push and Pull - what's the difference?
How does a wheel and axle work?
Simple Machines: The Lever
Simple Machines Used in Cars
Simple machines, which include pulleys, wheels and axles, levers, inclined planes, screws, and wedges, combine to create cars, which are compound machines. Click on the image to investigate lots of hands on activities creating machines.
Simple Machines Made by Students
Simple Machines
Newton's Discovery
Simple Machines: The Pulley
Simple Machines: The Inclined Plane
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BrainPOP Jr.This link opens in a new windowBrainPOP Jr. engages students in Kindergarten to grade 3 through animated movies, learning games, interactive quizzes, primary source activities, concept mapping, and more.
Britannica SchoolThis link opens in a new window"...a safe, up-to-date and age-appropriate information resource for Elementary, Middle and High School."
Enchanted LearningThis link opens in a new windowChildren's educational web sites which are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment.
ResearchRocketArticles explore events and facts about plants, animals, fossils, science, math, the earth, health, sports, people, arts, geography, and important problems. Also, games, pictures, and activities.
