SKIP TO CONTENT
Worksheet Generator
Subjects
Grades
Worksheets
Games
Build a Worksheet
More Resources
Roly Recommends
Subjects
Grades
Worksheets
Games
Build a Worksheet
More Resources
Roly Recommends
All Subjects
Science
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Subtopics:
Engineering Design
Science Projects
✕
The Scientific Method
Observations and Data Collection
Show Less
Filters
Search for: simple, machines
✕
Science
✕
Activities
✕
Elementary School
✕
Subjects
Math
English Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
Grade Level
Pre-K
K
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Early Childhood
Elementary School
Middle School
Resource Type
Activities
See More
Clear All
View 101 results
Showing Results for simple machines : Page 2
101 results
Search for: simple, machines
✕
Science
✕
Activities
✕
Elementary School
✕
Clear All
Sort by:
Relevance
Most recent
Most popular
Alphabetical A-Z
Alphabetical Z-A
All filters
101 results
Sort by:
Relevance
Most recent
Most popular
Alphabetical A-Z
Alphabetical Z-A
Bouncy Balls
Activity
Bouncy Balls
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This is a fantastic and easy science experiment where kids will learn about elasticity by testing how high bouncy balls of different materials can bounce.
Activity
Bouncy Balls
Activity
Bouncy Balls
This is a fantastic and easy science experiment where kids will learn about elasticity by testing how high bouncy balls of different materials can bounce.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
Activity
Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!
Activity
Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
Activity
Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
How A Kazoo Makes Sounds
Activity
How A Kazoo Makes Sounds
Second Grade
Physical Science
How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.
Activity
How A Kazoo Makes Sounds
Activity
How A Kazoo Makes Sounds
How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.
Second Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Using A Dichotomous Key To Identify Trees
Activity
Using A Dichotomous Key To Identify Trees
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.
Activity
Using A Dichotomous Key To Identify Trees
Activity
Using A Dichotomous Key To Identify Trees
This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Conductor or Insulator
Activity
Conductor or Insulator
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.
Activity
Conductor or Insulator
Activity
Conductor or Insulator
This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Conductor or Insulator?
Activity
Conductor or Insulator?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.
Activity
Conductor or Insulator?
Activity
Conductor or Insulator?
This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
Activity
Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.
Activity
Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
Activity
Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Gravitational Forces for Preschoolers
Activity
Gravitational Forces for Preschoolers
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.
Activity
Gravitational Forces for Preschoolers
Activity
Gravitational Forces for Preschoolers
This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Density Experiment
Activity
Density Experiment
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.
Activity
Density Experiment
Activity
Density Experiment
This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Musical Glasses
Activity
Musical Glasses
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.
Activity
Musical Glasses
Activity
Musical Glasses
In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Slinky: Metal vs. Plastic
Activity
Slinky: Metal vs. Plastic
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.
Activity
Slinky: Metal vs. Plastic
Activity
Slinky: Metal vs. Plastic
This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
Activity
Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.
Activity
Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
Activity
Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
Activity
Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.
Activity
Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
Activity
Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
A Rocky Quiz
Activity
A Rocky Quiz
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.
Activity
A Rocky Quiz
Activity
A Rocky Quiz
Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Thirsty Plants
Activity
Thirsty Plants
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project that determines whether landscaping fabric impacts the ability of plants to receive water.
Activity
Thirsty Plants
Activity
Thirsty Plants
Science fair project that determines whether landscaping fabric impacts the ability of plants to receive water.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
Activity
Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.
Activity
Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
Activity
Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Invisible Fingerprints: CSI Style!
Activity
Invisible Fingerprints: CSI Style!
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project that uses muriatic acid to develop fingerprints that would otherwise be invisible.
Activity
Invisible Fingerprints: CSI Style!
Activity
Invisible Fingerprints: CSI Style!
Science fair project that uses muriatic acid to develop fingerprints that would otherwise be invisible.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Optical Illusions
Activity
Optical Illusions
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.
Activity
Optical Illusions
Activity
Optical Illusions
Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Survival Skills
Activity
Survival Skills
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Design a survival kit. Brainstorm various survival scenarios. Address basic human requirements and natural resources. Describe each tool as well uses.
Activity
Survival Skills
Activity
Survival Skills
Design a survival kit. Brainstorm various survival scenarios. Address basic human requirements and natural resources. Describe each tool as well uses.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Dig This: Biodegradation
Activity
Dig This: Biodegradation
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.
Activity
Dig This: Biodegradation
Activity
Dig This: Biodegradation
How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Easy Rhyming Words
Activity
Easy Rhyming Words
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.
Activity
Easy Rhyming Words
Activity
Easy Rhyming Words
It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Building Up the Fizz in Soda
Activity
Building Up the Fizz in Soda
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.
Activity
Building Up the Fizz in Soda
Activity
Building Up the Fizz in Soda
Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Plants Need Sunlight and Water
Activity
Plants Need Sunlight and Water
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.
Activity
Plants Need Sunlight and Water
Activity
Plants Need Sunlight and Water
This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Clay Enzyme
Activity
Clay Enzyme
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea explores how enzyme inhibitors, active sites, non-competitive enzyme inhibitors, and substrates work.
Activity
Clay Enzyme
Activity
Clay Enzyme
This science fair project idea explores how enzyme inhibitors, active sites, non-competitive enzyme inhibitors, and substrates work.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Benefits of Good Posture
Activity
Benefits of Good Posture
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.
Activity
Benefits of Good Posture
Activity
Benefits of Good Posture
What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
The Effect of Color on Emotions
Activity
The Effect of Color on Emotions
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.
Activity
The Effect of Color on Emotions
Activity
The Effect of Color on Emotions
This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
Activity
What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.
Activity
What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
Activity
What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Circumference of the Earth in Shadows
Activity
Circumference of the Earth in Shadows
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project which measures the shadow cast by a meter stick at various times in order to predict the circumference of the earth.
Activity
Circumference of the Earth in Shadows
Activity
Circumference of the Earth in Shadows
Science fair project which measures the shadow cast by a meter stick at various times in order to predict the circumference of the earth.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Text on Screen vs. Type on Paper: Which is Easier to Remember?
Activity
Text on Screen vs. Type on Paper: Which is Easier to Remember?
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.
Activity
Text on Screen vs. Type on Paper: Which is Easier to Remember?
Activity
Text on Screen vs. Type on Paper: Which is Easier to Remember?
This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Digging in the Dark
Activity
Digging in the Dark
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Ant behavior is closely related to light intensity. This free science fair project idea examines how fast ants dig when they are exposed to to light and dark.
Activity
Digging in the Dark
Activity
Digging in the Dark
Ant behavior is closely related to light intensity. This free science fair project idea examines how fast ants dig when they are exposed to to light and dark.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
1
2
3
4