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Simple Machines Activities & Reading Passages for Google Classroom
Make learning about simple machines engaging and interactive with this Google Classroom activity pack! Perfect for 3rd-grade students, this no-prep, standards-aligned resource explores the types of simple machines, their functions, and how they make work easier in everyday life.
With editable reading passages, drag-and-drop tasks, and short-answer questions, students will gain a deeper understanding of simple machines while practicing critical thinking skills. These hands-on, interactive activities make science lessons easy to plan and fun to teach!
Simple Machines Passages & Activities Includes the Following Google Slides:
- Reading Passages
- Short answer: KWL on simple machines
- Drag-&-drop: finish the sentences about force & work
- Drag-&-drop: match the form and function with the simple machine
- Drag-&-drop: match the definition with the vocabulary term
- Drag-&-drop: match the simple machine image with the simple machine
- Drag-&-drop: 3 Google Slides identifying simple machines on real-life tools and items
- Short answer: find a picture, form, function, and real-life examples of the inclined plane
- Short answer: find a picture, form, function, and real-life examples of the lever
- Short answer: find a picture, form, function, and real-life examples of the wedge
- Short answer: find a picture, form, function, and real-life examples of the screw
- Short answer: find a picture, form, function, and real-life examples of the wheel and axle
- Short answer: 2 Google Slides identifying simple machines on compound machines
- Short answer: brainstorm simple machines and compound machines
Why Teachers Love these Simple Machines Activities:
- No Prep: Ready-to-assign on Google Classroom™ or platforms like Canvas or Schoology
- Engaging & Interactive: Includes drag-and-drop tasks, visual prompts, and short-answer questions
- Flexible Use: Perfect for independent practice, science centers, or early finishers
- Real-World Connections: Encourages students to think critically about how simple machines are used in real life
Ideal For:
- Introducing Key Concepts: Simplifies teaching about simple machines
- Independent Work: Students complete interactive activities at their own pace
- Science Centers: Digital, hands-on tasks make learning about simple machines exciting
- Early Finishers: Keeps learners busy with meaningful, self-checking tasks
- Sub Plans: Stress-free, ready-to-go activities for substitute days
- Assessment Prep: Reinforces key concepts for quizzes and tests
Standards Covered:
- SOL 3.2: The student will investigate and understand that the direction and size of force affects the motion of an object. Key ideas include a) multiple forces may act on an object; b) the net force on an object determines how an object moves; c) simple machines increase or change the direction of a force; and d) simple and compound machines have many applications.
This Simple Machines Activity Pack makes learning about this important science topic engaging and effective. With interactive activities, real-world examples, and standards-aligned content, it’s a must-have for your science classroom!
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