Simple Machines Unit Plan Stage 3-Ellie Ellison

Monday

Tuesday

Hook: video (Bill Nye

Create Simple
Simple Machines)
Machine Hide-and Pre-Assessment
Show
Share students
Simple Machine
calendar of what
scavenger hunt and
were going to be
sort in the classroom
doing
HW scavenger hunt
Explain the
in your house
significance of the unit

Quiz on the six simple

machines
Prompt: Why are
simple machines so
important to
technological
advancement?

Class creation of Rube

Goldberg device and
labeling
Complete an exit
slip
HW Prompt: Why do
you think compound
machines take or
dont take creativity?

= Content Differentiated Activity

= Objective Differentiated Activity

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Online/App
exploration (such as
brain pop)
HW Prompt: What
would your life be like
if simple machines did
not exist?

Use Rube Goldberg

video hook to
introduce compound
machines
Discuss the link
between compound
and simple machines

Prompt: How well do

you feel you
understand what a
simple machine is?
Review game for six
simple machines

Create Compound
Machine active
engagement tool
Jigsaw: Johannes
Gutenberg and the
printing press,
complete a
worksheet

Label compound
machines in small
groups
Have a class
discussion and create
a list (Giant Round
Table) of machines
they wish existed to
make their life easier
and discuss how they
would design the
machines.
Complete an exit
slip

Review Game for

Compound Machines
Prompt: How can
you assess your
knowledge of simple
and compound
machines and their
importance in your
world?

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Review yesterdays
class list of ways
Quiz on compound
machines could
machines
improve their lives
Have a class
Prompt: What
discussion on people
machine you could
with different
invent to make
backgrounds and
someone elses life
generate a class list of
easier? How would
ways machines could
you design the
improve their lives
machine?
Create a visual of the
machine designed

Youre the Author!

(PBE 1) day one
o Review what a PBE
is
o Introduce this PBE
and go over
expectations
o Let them delve into
working on their
books

Start Simple
Machines Menu

Possible time to overflow

from PBE if needed
Everything that could PBE 2 day two
o If needed, take the Wrap up the unit in a
be Invented, has
time to finish
already been
fishbowl discussion. Talk
preparing
Invented! (PBE 2) day
about what was learned,
o Presentations
one
what was interesting,
o Introduce the PBE
what didnt go so well for
HW Prompt: How
and go over
them as learners or
well do you
expectations
feedback to teacher
understand how
o Get started on
simple machines can Prompt: How do you feel
creating their
be transformed and
you did on this unit? How
presentations
combined to create
could you improve
new inventions?
yourself as a scholar for
the next unit?

Finish Simple
Machines Menu

= Content Differentiated Activity

= Objective Differentiated Activity

PBE 1 day two

o If needed, take
time to finish
preparing
o Showcase books
HW Prompt: Why
do you think
technological
advancement is or is
not important?

Possible time to overflow

from PBE if needed
Prompt: How well do
you feel you know what a
compound machine is?
Go to playground to
experiment with simple
machines outside (if poor
weather borrow PE
supplies and play in
classroom or hallway)
Turn in Exit Slip