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FOSS Resource Materials

This page was created for Iowa educators who are using Science Kits in their classrooms. It is designed to help teachers locate resources and materials which support science kits and are available from Heartland AEA 11. Teachers will find professional library books, videos, software, children's books, and Web links that correspond to science kits at all grade levels.

Levers and Pulleys

Web Sites
Inventor’s Toolbox: The Elements of Machines
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html

Creating a Simple Machine
http://socrates.berkeley.edu:7009/simple_machines/

Simple Machines
http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html

Inventor’s Workshop
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsWorkshop.html

ThinkQuest: Simple Machines
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=3447&url=3447/simpmach.htm

BrainPop: Simple Machines
http://www.brainpop.com/tech/simplemachines/

How Stuff Works: Simple Machins
http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm?cat=Mach

The Franklin Institute Online: Simple Machines
http://sln2.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/

Instructional Activities: Simple Machines
http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/cur/simp-mach/instruction.htm

Simple Machines for Kids Page
http://www.san-marino.k12.ca.us/~summer1/machines/simplemachines.html

Simple Machines Learning Site
http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles1/finalhome.htm

Marvelous Machines
http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/machines/index.shtml

Work is Simple With Simple Mahines
http://www.ed.uri.edu/SMART96/ELEMSC/SMARTmachines/machine.html

Software
Science Court: Work & Simple Machines Version 1.03 (101873)

Professional Books
Lifesaver Lessons: Science, Grade 4 (372.35 Lif)
Machine Shop (371.2 Mac)
Physical Science Activities for Grades 2-8 (530 Tol)
Simple Machines Made Simple (372.3 Sai)

Children’s Books
Ancient Machines: From Wedges to Waterwheels (139837)
Forces and Machines (132882)
Gear up!: Marvelous Machine Projects (139843) Levers (138028)
Machines (132887)
Machines (135494)
Pulleys and Gears (138029)
Simple Machines (136267)
Work and Simple Machines (140314)


Videos
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Simple Machines (802797)
How Does That Work?: Simple Machines (069818)
Lever, Wheel and Axle, Pulley (Grades 2,3,4) (061498)
Machines (801384)
Real World Science: Simple Machines (068314)
Simple Machines (069365)
Simple Machines: Inclined Planes & Levers (066428)

 

 

 

FOSS- Link to Modules Descriptions
http://www.delta-ed.com/teachers/science/fossmodules.html

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