Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt

Third graders just wrapped up a science unit on simple machines. After exploring and defining the types of simple machines, students went on a "Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt." Students used the "Camera" application on their i-Pads to photograph examples of wedges, pulleys, screws, wheels-and-axles, inclined planes, and levers on the playground. They will import their photos into Keynote to create slideshows with sentences explaining why each piece of playground equipment is that type of simple machine.