Student+Resources


 * Websites:**

From the Center for Science and Industry this website provides animated description of six simple machines, includes examples and applications: []

"Putting it in motion" Online Museum Educators site: []

Resource for Science Learning from the Franklin Institute: []

From the Museum of Science this website provides descriptions of a variety of simple machines and gadgets that use them: []

"Simple Machines Made Simple" from the Beacon Learning Center: []

Gallery section from the Rube Goldberg website contains dozen of examples of Rube Goldberg’s humorous artwork and drawings of his machine designs: []

Also: Build a Rube Goldberg machine online: []

Try fixing a Rube Goldberg machine online: []

Design & Test a Paint Ball Catapult: []


 * Print Resources:**

531.6 GARDNER Forces and machines by Gardner, Robert, 1929- Englewood Cliffs, NJ : J.Messner, 1991.

621.8 NANKIVELL Science experiments with simplemachines by Nankivell-Aston, Sally. New York : Franklin Watts, 2000

621.8 TOCCI Experiments with simple machines/ by Tocci, Salvatore. New York : Children's Press, 2003.

621.811 Go Gear up! : marvelous machineprojects by Good, Keith. Minneapolis : LernerPublications, c1999.

621.811 Ho Simple machines by Hodge, Deborah. Buffalo, NY ; Toronto : Kids Can Press, 1998,c1996.

621.811 Sa Simple machines made simple by St. Andre, Ralph E. Englewood, Colo. : Teacher Ideas Press, 1993.

621.8 Se Wheels, pulleys & levers by Seller, Mick New York : Gloucester Press,1993.

621.811 Ta Machines and movement by Taylor, Barbara, 1954- New York, NY : Warwick Press,1990.


 * Helpful Resources for Researching:**

MLA Citation for Print & Electronic Resources:

The Seven Steps of the Research Process - a simple and effective strategy for finding information for a research paper and documenting the sources you find, courtesy of the Cornell University Library.

BibMe- is a free automatic citation creator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formatting.

Website Evaluation Form.


 * The Class Wiki Space:**

The class wiki for posting video of your completed projects.

Wikispaces tutorial.