Our class just finished the Simple Machine Unit. We had to make a home made simple machine. I made a teeter totter. ...Kayla B.

My Simple Machine is a well. My Dad and I made it out of Popsicle sticks and wood. I had fun making the well. ...Colin G.

This is my simple machine. It is the crane. I made it with thread spools, string, wood, shoebox, nails, plastic cups and marbles. ...Andrea K

Everyone in our class had to make a Simple Machine. We also did a bunch of projects. We had to get a minimum of 12 points. My simple machine was a pulley. ...Tyler M

This is Dustin's simple machine. It's a pulley.

Mrs. Brown told us to make a simple machine. Mine is a See-Saw. The simple machine is a lever. ...Katie R.

Everyone in the class had to make a simple machine. Mine has gears and a pulley. ...Chris P.

This is my pulley. My grandpa and I built it. It is big. It was fun to build. John Y.

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The Fourth Grade Science class had great fun learning about Simple Machines

I did a see-saw. The fulcrum is in the middle. The strings on each side are the people. I taped it on because I could not nail it one. The middle has nails to hold the bottom part on. I decorated it with markers. I made it when my mom and dad were cleaning inside. ...Tara K.

I made my simple machine out of wood, a top from peanutbutter jar and rubber bands. It is a gear. ...Ryan B

Our simple machine is a wheelbarrow. We made it out of a box, tape, pieces of wood. a thread spool and some rocks. It is a wheel and axle and a lever. It is used for holding wood and rocks. Emily & Kelsey

 

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