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Start to STEM Simple Machines Kits
Start to STEM Simple Machines Kits include all the equipment teachers need for hands-on lessons in forces, work, and mechanical advantage.
Students can explore levers and pulleys through the tabletop sized LearnLever Mini Lever, LearnLauncher Mini Catapults, and ForceCourse Mini Pulley Systems. Additionally, students can use spring scales in the InclineInvestigation Kit to determine how ramps are used for mechanical advantage. The soft wedges can be used to learn about minimizing force to separate items. Lastly, explore wheels and axles through gears using the RatioReveal class set which features different-sized gears and lesson direction to guide students through calculating gear ratio. Recommended for Elementary and up.
This bundle is perfect for a full class of up to 24 students working in small groups. Available in several options:
Equipment Only Kit includes:
- LearnLever Mini Lever Set, 1 Ea
- LearnLauncher Mini Catapult Set, 1 Ea
- ForceCourse Mini Pulley Systems, 2 Ea
- InclineInvestigation Inclined Plane Kits, 2 Ea
- STEM in the GYM Soft Wedge, 6 Ea
- RatioReveal Class Set, 1 Ea
- Vinyl Floor Tape, 1 Ea
- Yard Sticks, 4 Ea
The Equipment Kit Plus Manual includes all the equipment plus a comprehensive curriculum manual outlining ten days’ worth of simple machines lessons that are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Each lesson is scalable for different grade levels, abilities, and has teacher suggestions for implementation.
Additionally, the Complete Pack includes the Equipment Plus Manual and a live virtual professional development training hosted by a STEM expert for your school on the contents of this kit. Each three-hour training covers best practices for teaching the activities covered in the manual and provides your teachers with a hands-on and engaging approach to STEM pedagogy. If you choose this option, you will be contacted by a STEM Supplies trainer to schedule your workshop.
For more information on these options, call our STEM Supplies sales representative at 855-826-4528.
Click here to download a sample of the NGSS-aligned curriculum manual.
Next Generation Science Standards*:
- K-PS2-1: Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
- 3-PS2-1: Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
- 3-PS2-2: Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
- MS-PS2-2: Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object's motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
- MS-PS3-1: Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
- MS-ETS1-3: Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
- HS-PS2-1: Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.
*The Next Generation Science Standards are a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.