Simple Machines
Simple Machines
Level: Grades 2 – 5

Whitney demonstrated the power of machines to guide and ease work. The screws, threads, levers and pulleys of this machine organize effort into power you can feel. Students assemble interchangeable parts and invent a personality for their machine.

Cost: $8 per student

Connecticut Core Science Curriculum Framework
4.1
The position and motion of objects can be changed by pushing or pulling.

Simple Machines            Simple Machines
Variations:

Simple Machines Assembly      African Mask Assembly

   
Force & Motion
The Eli Whitney Museum  •  915 Whitney Avenue Hamden, CT 06517  •  (203) 777-1833  •  Hours:  Wed-Thu-Fri 12-5   Sat 10-3   Sun 12-5