Instructional Video3:16
Mazz Media

Pulley

6th - 8th
This live-action video program is about the word pulley. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word pulley through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Instructional Video2:01
ATHS Engineering

Mechanisms: Inclined Planes, Wedges, and Screws

9th - Higher Ed
In this video, we learn about the three types of simple machines: inclined planes, wedges, and screws. We explore how they work, their mechanical advantages, and the terminology associated with screws. Music: Foundation by Vibe Tracks
Instructional Video20:09
Wonderscape

Science Kids: Six Simple Machines

K - 5th
In this video, students will learn about six simple machines: lever, inclined plane, wedge, wheel and axle, pulley, and screw. They will understand the basic principles of how these machines work and how they can make our lives easier by...
Instructional Video2:43
Mazz Media

Load

6th - 8th
This live-action video program is about the word load. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word load through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Instructional Video4:28
ATHS Engineering

Mechanisms: Levers, Axles, and Pulleys

9th - Higher Ed
In this video, we learn about three types of simple machines: levers, wheel and axle systems, and pulleys. The different types of levers are explained, as well as the mechanical advantages of each. We also learn about the different types...
Instructional Video4:12
Mazz Media

Simple Machine

6th - 8th
This live-action video program is about the term simple machine. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term simple machine through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Instructional Video2:38
Encyclopaedia Britannica

What is a Simple Machine?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Learn more about the six simple machines.
Instructional Video3:21
Mazz Media

Lever

6th - 8th
This live-action video program is about the word lever. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word lever through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Instructional Video0:49
Visual Learning Systems

Simple Machines: Wheel and Axle

9th - 12th
A day does not go by without using simple machines. This program explores the six major types of simple machines with practical, colorful examples of each. Vivid video footage illustrates how each of the following simple machines works...
Instructional Video0:39
Visual Learning Systems

Understanding the Wheel and Axle

9th - 12th
In this video, we explore the concept of the wheel and axle, a fundamental device that we encounter in our everyday lives. This video is part of the 11-part series, Everyday Simple Machines.
Instructional Video4:12
Mazz Media

Simple Machines

6th - 8th
Students learn to define and recognize the six simple machines: the inclined plane, the wedge, the screw, the lever, the wheel and axle, and the pulley. Real life situations demonstrate the function and purpose of each machine. Students...
Instructional Video1:13
Visual Learning Systems

Exploring Screws

9th - 12th
In this video, we explore the concept of screws as a simple machine. By explaining how screws work as inclined planes wrapped around a cylinder, the video highlights their ability to hold things together by exerting outward force. This...
Instructional Video2:01
Visual Learning Systems

Understanding Work and Simple Machines

9th - 12th
In this video, the concept of work is explained, highlighting that work is done when a force causes an object to move. It also introduces the idea of simple machines, which can decrease the amount of force or effort needed to do work....
Instructional Video1:38
Visual Learning Systems

Simple Machines: Calculating Mechanical Advantage

9th - 12th
A day does not go by without using simple machines. This program explores the six major types of simple machines with practical, colorful examples of each. Vivid video footage illustrates how each of the following simple machines works...
Instructional Video2:49
Mazz Media

Inclined Plane

6th - 8th
This live-action video program is about the term Inclined plane. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term Inclined Plane through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Instructional Video3:38
Mazz Media

Wheel and Axle

6th - 8th
This live-action video program is about the term wheel and axel. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term wheel and axel through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Instructional Video3:18
Visual Learning Systems

Simple Machines: Video Quiz

9th - 12th
A day does not go by without using simple machines. This program explores the six major types of simple machines with practical, colorful examples of each. Vivid video footage illustrates how each of the following simple machines works...
Instructional Video0:52
Visual Learning Systems

The Power of Wedges

9th - 12th
This video provides a brief explanation of wedges as a type of simple machine. It highlights how a knife, axe blade, and other tools function as wedges, emphasizing their ability to cut and split objects. This video is part of the...
Instructional Video1:18
Visual Learning Systems

Introduction to Simple Machines: Levers

9th - 12th
This video provides an introduction to the concept of simple machines, focusing specifically on levers. It highlights that levers allow us to move things and do work with less effort, although they do not decrease the total amount of...
Instructional Video1:30
Visual Learning Systems

Simple Machines: Inclined Planes

9th - 12th
A day does not go by without using simple machines. This program explores the six major types of simple machines with practical, colorful examples of each. Vivid video footage illustrates how each of the following simple machines works...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Curious George: Ramp N Roll

Pre-K - 1st
In the video Hundley's Great Escape, Curious George and the cat, Gnocchi, can easily climb out through a window in the basement when the door closes behind them. Now George must figure out how to build a ramp so that Hundley, a little...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids: Peg and Cat: Baby Fox

Pre-K - 1st
A learning module for students to build a simple machine by using their eye for measurements. The module includes videos and an activity for students to observe and build a simple machine.
Instructional Video
Jose-Lorenzo Maldonado

Animated Science: Simple and Compound Machines

K - 1st
A short animated video demonstrating a few common simple and compound machines used doing yard work. [2:00]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: What Are Levers?

3rd - 8th
A lever is a simple machine. See how it works. [0:23]