Students will discover that simple machines surround them in their everyday lives. Students will discover some machines that are made up of more than one machine and are called compound machines. Students will participate in an in-class activity, and repeat the activity at home for homework. Students should have seen and experimented with examples of each of the six simple machines. Students need to have been introduced to the idea of compund machines, and have seen examples.
Students work with partners.
Have them write down the names of the six simple machines on the in-class worksheet. When groups are finished have volunteers come up and write the six machines on the butcher paper. Tape these up in the front of the class, or around the room. Have students make guesses as to how many simple machines they can find in the classroom. Write these numbers down on their worksheet.