Simple Machines

What’s included:

• 6 category header cards with definitions: Lever, Wedge, Inclined Plane, Screw, Pulley and Wheel and Axle
• 4 real photograph cards per category, 24 cards in total
• Control chart for independent self-checking
• 1 cover card
• PDF format, print and cut

How to use: Children read each category definition card, then sort the real photograph cards under the correct simple machine category. The control chart allows for independent self-checking once the work is introduced. A wonderful entry point into physics and engineering at the elementary level, and a natural follow-up to the Matter and Energy sorting activity also available in this store.

Perfect for: Montessori elementary classrooms, homeschool families, and traditional classroom teachers exploring physics, engineering and science. Particularly well suited for special education settings, neurodivergent learners, and any child who benefits from hands-on, visual, and multi-sensory approaches to learning. Ideal for grades 1 to 5.