Grade 4: Understanding Structures & Mechanisms
Machines and Their Mechanisms Science Kit.
Call Number: TBD
Covers the following:
Strand A: STEM Skills and Connections
Strand D: Machines and Their Mechanisms
Students learn about machines used in daily life. By exploring gears and pulleys, students will learn about the different ways in which mechanisms transform motion, including changing either the direction or speed of motion. This kit provides materials for five activities.
Lighten Your LoadPulleys and Gears from Mad Science
A package of some activities to do with your class involving pulleys and gears. At the end of this resource are cross-curricular lesson ideas and recommended books related to the topic.
"This video explores gear tables and uses the appropriate terminology to label the gears and well as do some gear up and gear down demonstrations."
Teacher Resource Room, Floor 1, TJ 147 .P85 2018. Includes 6 books and a variety of materials such as assorted sizes and types of pulleys and gears, spring scales, hand drills, etc., to enable students to complete the design tasks.
Pulleys and Gears by
How can pulling down make something go up? How do carnival rides work? What makes the hands on a watch go around? How does pedaling a bicycle make it move? This title shows you how different kinds of these two simple machines are all around you to make your work and play easier.
Simple Experiments with Pulleys by
Pulleys are simple machines that have many uses, from lifting an injured boater into a rescue helicopter to drawing a bucket of water from a well! This book explains the science behind this helpful machine. Experiments, presented step-by-step and with photos, encourage students to engage with the pulleys in their own lives.
