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Simple Machines Theme Unit

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Make a Daily Simple Machines Activity Lesson Plan Book

Daily Simple Machines Activity Lesson Plan Book

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Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     Simple Machines: The Pulley (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Simple Machines: The Screw (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Simple Machines: The Wheel and Axle (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Simple Machines: The Inclined Plane (Very Quick Reader; Grade 5 Readability)
     Simple Machines: The Lever (Very Quick Reader; Grade 5 Readability)
     Simple Machines: The Wedge (Very Quick Reader; Grade 5 Readability)

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Reading Comprehensions
Fiction
     How Machines Affect Our Lives (Grades 2-3)
     Tree House Triumph (Grades 4-5)

Non-Fiction
     What Are Simple Machines? (Grades 3-6)
     What Is Work? (Grades 3-6)
     Lever, Wheel and Axle, and Pulley (Grades 5-7)
     Simple Machines (Grades 6-8)
     Inclines Planes, Wedges, and Screws (Grades 6-8)
     How a Bicycle Works (Grades 6-8)
     Complex Machines (Grades 7-8)

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Leveled Books

Simple Machines

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Reading Comprehensions - Foreign Languages
Spanish
     Cómo las máquinas afectan nuestras vidas (grades 2-3)
     Triunfo de la Casa de árbol (grades 4-5)
     La palanca, la rueda y el eje, y la polea (grades 5-7)
     Máquinas Sencillas (grades 6-8)
     Planos, cuñas, y tornillos (grades 6-8)
     Las máquinas complejas (grades 7-8)

French
     Une triomphe dans la cabane (grades 4-5)
     Le levier, la roue et l'essieu et la poulie (grades 5-7)
     Des Machines Simples (grades 6-8)
     Les plans inclinés, les coins et les vis (grades 6-8)
     Les machines complexes (grades 7-8)

Italian
     Il trionfo della casa sull'albero (grades 4-5)
     Leva, asse nella ruota e puleggia (grades 5-7)
     Le macchine semplici (grades 6-8)
     Piani inclinati, cunei e viti (grades 6-8)
     Le macchine complesse (grades 7-8)

German
     Baumhaus Triumph (grades 4-5)
     Hebel, Rad und Achse, und Rolle (grades 5-7)
     Einfache Maschinen (grades 6-8)
     Schiefe Ebenen, Keile und Schrauben (grades 6-8)
     Komplexe Maschinen (grades 7-8)

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Book Units
    Helpers in My Community (My World) (Grades K-3)
    The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Grades 4-6)

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Crossword Puzzles
     Simple Machines Crossword Puzzle

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Math Worksheets
     Simple Machines Math Stories (Grades 3-4)
     Simple Machines Math Stories (Grades 5-6)

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