Bill Nye the Science
Guy
This site is dedicated to the popular children's
television show. Not only does it contain information about
many science topics, it has a page on simple machines. Check
out episode 10.
The Franklin Institute Science
Museum
This museum, located in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, has a site dedicated to science. Check out the
science activities link which has experiments using simple
machines.
The Boston Museum of Science
The Boston Museum of Science home page has many
science resources. Check out the teacher link for lesson ideas
and kits available for rental dealing with simple machines.
Teachers.Net
This is a place where teachers can exchange ideas
and lesson plans via the internet. There are lessons for each
simple machine submitted by a classroom teacher. Teachers can
request different types of lesson plans. You can also submit
some of your own lessons.
This site is no longer being maintained, but will remain online for the use of educators.