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INFORMATION
 
1. Simple Machines
  Contains great pictures of simple machines
 
2. Inventor's Toolbox:  The Elements of Machines
Great pictures and information on simple machines
 
3. Flash Demo of Some Simple Machines
  Click on the picture of each machine for a demo
 
4. Franklin Institute: Simple Machines
  Learn about simple machines
 
5. Background Information
Answers questions about simple machines
 
6. Simple Machines ThinkQuest
This site on simple machines was constructed by students
 
7. Simple Machines Learning Site
  Find facts and experiments on simple machines
 
8. Understanding Simple Machines
Learn more about simple machines and how they work
 
9. Simple Machines Quiz
  See how much you know about simple machines
 
10. Simple Machines
  Examples and demos of some simple machines
 
11. Archimedes' Lever
  Contains a picture of Archimedes' lever
 
MOVIES  
1. Simple Machines Cartoon
  2. Simple Machines Demonstrate a Transfer of Energy
   
 GAMES
 

1. Lever Principle

    Add and subtract weights to balance the lever
   
  2. Simple Machine Game
    Identify the simple machines in the town
   
  3. Edheads: Simple Machine Game
    Play a game and learn about the simples machines in your house
   
  4. Leonardo's Mysterious Machinery
    Identify Leonardo da Vinci's machines
   
  5. Invention at Play
    Build a track for our ball by tinkering with everyday objects
   
  6.  Museum of Science & Industry Chicago Simple Machines game
    Use objects found in the museum to create simple machines
   
  7. PBS Kids' Rube Goldberg Machine
    Help make this complicated Rube Goldberg machine work
   
  8. Mechanical Advantage
    Balance the teeter totter
   
  9. Wonderville Robot Factory
    Build robots to accomplish simple tasks (has sound)
   
  10. Simple Machine Matching game
    Match the simple machines to what they do
   
  11. Break It Down game
    Remove ramps, switches, and gears, but don't let the flag fall down!
   
  12. Simple Machines Hangman game
    Find words that have to do with simple machines