The Good, the Bad and the Gnocchi
From The Magic School Bus Rides Again · 2018
24 min2nd3rd4th5thScience
Summary
A pasta-making mishap introduces the class to simple machines. They discover how levers, wheels, and ramps make work easier.
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Discussion
A pasta-making mishap introduces the class to simple machines.
- How does a ramp make lifting easier?
- What everyday tools are really simple machines?
- Why do simple machines save us effort?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: lever, wheel, ramp.
Try it: Find two simple machines in your classroom and explain what each helps do.