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Lovellieth Balolong
Mark Nathaniel Cabansag
Ma. Angelica Fiesta
Lizette Galzote
Maria Gerlin Maagayano
Keren Roi Santiago
Marie Rose Tadena
Tadena_marierose@yahoo.com
Gerlin-magayano@yahoo.com
Lizette.galzote@yahoo.com
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Philippines
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Unit Overview
Unit Plan Title:
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Essential Question
Unit Questions
Content Questions
Unit Summary:
A simple machine is a device that makes work easier and faster. There are six (6)
types of simple machines that include the lever, inclined plane, wedge, screw, wheel and axle,
and pulley. Lever is a rigid bar rotating on a pivot. It can change a small force into a large
one. There are three (3) kinds of levers depending on the positions of the fulcrum, resistance,
and effort. The fulcrum is the fixed point at which the lever moves. The resistance is the
weight that the lever moves. Lastly, effort is the push or pull to the lever. In the first-class
lever the fulcrum is located between the effort and the resistance. In a second-class lever
the resistance is between the effort and the fulcrum. In third-class lever the efforts is
between the resistance and the fulcrum. An inclined plane is a simple machine composed of
a sloping surface used to lift heavy loads with relatively little effort. A wedge is a device with
one or two sloping surfaces to split, cut or fasten materials. The screw is an inclined plane
spirally wound around a central cylinder. The inclined plane, wedge, and screw are types of
simple machines that can increase force. A pulley is a wheel that turns around an axle. A
fixed pulley is used to change the direction of a force. A movable pulley moves along a rope
or wire. It gives a gain in force, but a loss in distance. A wheel and axle is a modified lever
which makes work easier and faster. It transforms force and motion. It is made up of a large
wheel connected to a rod called axle.
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Business Education
Engineering
Home Economics
Language Arts
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School to Career
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Foreign Language
Industrial Technology
Mathematics
Physical Education
Science
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Other: English
Other: Filipino
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Kindergarten
Grade 1 -3
Grade 4 - 6
1st Year High School
Demonstrates how common objects found at home or in schools can be used as simple
machines.
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes:
Day 1
Prior Knowledge:
I will assess my students prior knowledge of machines by listening the their stories of how
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35. Looking that each of the lists, why do we use lever? Wedges?Inclined planes?Screws?Pulleys?
36. Why do we use simple machines?
37. What is a simple machine?
Assignment:
38. Please take out your agenda to write tonights assignment.
39. Tonight, you are going to go on a simple machine field trip around your house. You need to find
example of each simple machine and answer two questions: What room in your house has the most
simple machines and what room in your house has the least simple machines?
40. Are there any questions?
41. Also please keep your definitions worksheet in a safe place.
42. Tomorrow, you will need your supplies box so please bring it.
Day 2
Prior Knowledge:
Students need to know the six basic simple machines and why we use simple machines. This has been
covered in prior class periods.
Objective:
The students will prove that each of the six simple machines make work easier through the use of the
simple machines and provided objects.
Assessment:
The students will be assessed by group participation. This will be keep record on the student checklist.
The students will complete worksheets at each station, which will be evidence of students
understanding.
Materials:
Station guides with all materials
Station worksheets
Definition worksheet
Construction paper
Makers/colored pencils/crayons
Pencils
Special Arrangements:
Set up stations
Groups
Establishing Set:
1. Take out your simple machine field trip.
2. How was your field trip?
3. What room did you find the most simple machines? Least?
Sequence of Activities:
4. Why do we use simple machines?
5. Machines make work easier by creating a force that is a push or pull that make an object move.
(Students should record this definition on worksheet.) So a simple machine makes work easier by
changing the direction of a force, the size of the force or both.
6. The object being moved is called the load. Write definition on worksheet.
7. Today we are going to prove that each of the 6 basic simple machines makes work easier.
8. Around the room there are six stations with simple machines and objects that will help you and your
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group prove that the simple machine makes work easier. So there is a lever station, wedge station,
inclined plane station, wheel and axle station, pulley station and a screw station. (Tell students where
they are set up.) See attached Station guide.
9. At these stations, I did not give you any directions so you and your group need to do some thinking.
At the stations, there are hint cards to help you. If you need more help, I will be around to answer your
questions.
10. You will be working in groups of 4 that I have picked.
11. There are more stations than groups so not all stations will be filled at one time. This way once your
group has completed a station and you prove to me that the simple machine makes work easier, you
can move to another station. Before you move make sure you put things the same way you found
them.
12. You need to visit all of the stations. If you do not complete all the stations dont worry because we
will have time tomorrow.
13. If you are waiting for a group to finish at a station you need to go to, there are other projects you
can work on.
Portfolio Cover- Students will take a large sheet of construction paper and fold it in half so it is like a
folder. One the front of the fold students need to write the title, Simple Machines, their name, class
and number and date. Show example. Write rubric on the board. See rubric
Concept map of simple machines- students will make a map of their knowledge of simple machines on
a piece of notebook paper. Show example. See rubric
14. These projects are individual projects that everyone needs to complete.
15. Do station work before you complete these other projects.
16. Are there any questions?
17. Tell students what group they are in and what station they will be starting at.
18. Students will get to work!
Closure: (5 minutes left in class)
19. Please finish what you are writing, clean up the station and return to you seat. You have one
minute.
20. I know that you did not get through all the stations. We will finish the remainder of them tomorrow.
21. Can some one please remind me why do we use simple machines?
22. How do they make work easier?
Change the direction and/or size of the force.
Assignment:
23. Please take out your agenda to write tonights assignment.
24. Inventors make machines to make work easier. Before they could invent something, they had to
notice that there was a problem or situation that needed to be made easier.
25. Tonight, I would like for you to think about a problem or situation that you think a machine could
make easier.
26. Tomorrow you need to bring you supply box.
Simple Machine Station Guide
Lever- The students will make a lever out of the given materials and explore the relationship of
the fulcrum to the load. The students will discovery that it is easier to move an object when the
fulcrum is closer to the load.
Materials:
Wooden ruler
Object to lift
Tape
Can or toilet paper roll
Lever Worksheet
Hint:
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Hint:
How are the cuts different?
Pulleys- The students will make a pulley with a sewing spool, string, and a pencil. They will use
this pulley to lift an object. They will compare lifting the object with the pulley and without the
pulley. They will find that it is easier to lift an object with the use of a pulley.
Materials:
Sewing spool
String
Pencil
Object to lift
Pulley worksheet
Hint:
Compare using the pulley and not using the pulley.
Day 3
Prior Knowledge:
Students need to know the six basic simple machines and why we use simple machines. They
accomplished this in prior class periods.
Objective:
The students will prove that each of the six simple machines make work easier through the use of the
simple machines and provided objects.
Assessment:
The students will be assessed by group participation. This will be keep record on the student checklist.
The students will complete worksheets at each station that will act as evidence of students
understanding of how each simple machine makes work easier.
Materials:
Station guides with all materials
Station worksheets
Construction paper
Makers/colored pencils/crayons
Pencils
Project rubrics
Special Arrangements:
Set up stations
Groups
Establishing Set:
1. Today we need to finish our stations proving how simple machines make work easier.
2. But first remind me, what are the 6 basic simple machines?
3. How do they make work easier?
Sequence of Activities:
4. Before I let you get to work, what are you suppose to be doing?
5. Once your group is all done with the stations, return to your seats and finish all of the individual
projects. I will put them up on the board again.
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Day 4
Prior Knowledge:
Students need to know the six basic simple machines and why we use simple machines. They have
demonstrated this knowledge in prior class periods.
Objective:
After a discussion on compound machines, the students will be able to invent their own compound
machine.
Assessment:
The students will be assessed by class participation. This will be keep record on the student checklist.
The students will be assessed by their development of a compound machine using simple machines.
Materials:
Definition worksheet
Markers/colored pencils/crayons
Rulers
Paper
Project Description sheet
Special Arrangements:
Establishing Set:
1. How many of you have seen a bike?
2. What simple machines are on a bike?
Wheel and axles, screws, lever
3. What simple machines are in scissors?
Wedge, lever, screw
Sequence of Activities:
3. Scissors and bikes are compound machines
4. A compound machine is a machine made up of 2 or more simple machines.
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Day 5
Prior Knowledge:
Students need to know the six basic simple machines and why we use simple machines. They need to
know what a compound machine is. They have gone over this in prior class periods
Objective:
The students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of simple and compound machines through a
presentation of a machine they have invented.
Assessment:
The students will be assessed on their picture, short description, and presentation of their compound
machines. The students will also turn in a portfolio of all assignments. See rubric.
Materials:
Students compound machines
Portfolio cover
All completed worksheets
Notebook paper
Pencil
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VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing
Equipment.
Other:
Web Browser
Desktop Publishing
Other:
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Supplies:
Internet
Resources:
http://www.partselect.com/JustForFun/Simple-Machine-LessonPlans.aspx
http://lessonplanspage.com/sciencemd6simplemachinesfullunit46.htm/
Others:
Resource
Student:
Gifted Student:
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Student
Assessment:
For each activity, the teacher goes around the room not only to give
assistance but also to assess how the pupils go about the activity.
She takes notes of the difficulties the pupils are encountering both in
preparing the project and in doing the activities or the explorations.
She also takes notice of those who are actively participating from
those who are not.
For the projects, evaluation guidelines are prepared focusing on
content, organization, layout and design, and communication. Each
project is rated by the teacher based on these criteria and to be done
after the presentation.
A quiz about the unit will be given to the pupils. The quiz focuses on
the concepts they have learned about the unit.
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