John Thurlow

Simple Machines

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Ed Heads Cool Simple Machines

Clunky Cogs

Dirtmeister's Machines

Ed Heads Odd Machine

Balance the Froggies

Experiments You Can Do At Home

Simple Machines Advanced

General Information on Simple Machines at the Franklin Institute: http://sln.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html
History of Motion: http://www.phact.org/e/dennis4.html
Hydroelectricity: http://www.fwee.org/whatis.html
K-12 Energy Education Program: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/
Simple Machine Unit: http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~greentown/simpmach.htm
Simple Machine Learning Site: http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles1/finalhome.htm
Simple Machine 4th Grade WebQuest: http://www.lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/Machines/Machines.htm
Simple Machine WebQuest: http://outreach.rice.edu/~dgabby/science/simp_mach/
Simple Machine Invention WebQuest: http://www.jsd.k12.ak.us/ab/el/simplemachines.html
Motion, Energy and Simple Machines: http://www.necc.mass.edu/MRVIS/MR3_13/start.htm
Use simple machines to invent a humane mousetrap: http://outreach.rice.edu/~dgabby/science/simp_mach/
Understanding Simple Machines: http://www.fi.edu/pieces/knox/automaton/simple.htm
Work is Simple with Simple Machines: http://www.ed.uri.edu/SMART96/ELEMSC/SMARTmachines/machine.html