Whether it is a screwdriver, hammer, or shovel, we depend on tools to get work done. Hammers help us build. Saws and scissors help us cut. A shovel helps us dig. Tools and machines make the work easier for us to do. This unit has reading passages, organizers, character studies, comprehension activities, vocabulary posters, and a flipbook!
With Reading Passages about:
- Lever
- Pulley
- Inclined Plane
- Wedge
- Screw
- Wheel and Axle
Students will meet:
✔Archimedes
✔Robert, a young engineer who shares information about the first wheel
There are several activities included:
- Simple Machines Mystery Flaps
- Name That Simple Machine Activity
- Fill-in-the-blanks Passage
- 6-Page Flipbook
- Vocabulary Posters
- Vocabulary Flip Flaps
- Spotlight on Vocabulary
- Unit Test (4 pages)
- Teacher Pacing Guide
- Video Links shared from YouTube
- Answer Keys
There are 4 main activities:
Read. Connect. Create.
Vocabulary:
Introduce the vocabulary words with the real-life photo posters included. You could post these posters around the classroom and have students travel around to match up and define the words in their flip flaps or use them as a center activity. These posters make an attractive bulletin board display in a snap!
Reading:
Have students read the passages about six simple machines. The passages come in black and white and color for multiple uses in the classroom. Have students complete the comprehension and connection questions, mystery flaps, and fill-in-the-blank passage. There are two character studies for students to meet Robert, a young engineer who tells us about the first wheel, and Archimedes, who tells us about the Archimedes Screw. Students could work with a partner, in small groups, or even as a center/station activity to read and complete the fun activities.
Activities:
Have students complete the flipbook. Students can build the flipbook page by page. I usually have them do one page at each center or station. They can use the articles as a reference source to help them complete the pages of the flip-up. Lastly, they cut, color, and assemble the booklet. Flipbooks can be glued or stapled inside their interactive notebooks, a file folder, or a 12x18 piece of construction paper folded like a book cover.
Evaluate:
Evaluate student learning with the EDITABLE Unit Test! An answer key is included.
✔For Elementary Grades – Grades 2-5
✔Great for Core Knowledge
✔Common Core Aligned
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