Bundle of Lessons - Work, Power, and Simple Machines

This bundle of lessons covers work problems, power problems, mechanical advantage, simple machines, classifying levers, and more! These activities will help your 9th and 10th grade physical science students learn to solve problems step by step for accuracy. Hands on lab activities make physics fun as students calculate stair climbing power and classify levers as well as calculating their mechanical advantage. After completing these activities, students will be able to:

• define and calculate work and power using formulas
• identify, describe, and classify the 6 types of simple machines including levers, wedge, screw, inclined plane, wheel & axle, and pulley
• compute the mechanical advantage of each simple machine
• identify simple machines within compound machines
• determine if a tool is a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd class lever
• locate the effort force and resistance force

Important Information

• answer keys included
• recommended for 9th and 10th grade physical science classes and conceptual physics
• this is a growing bundle; new items will be added in the future

Included in this bundle

1. Notes – Work and Power
2. Work Problems Worksheet
3. Work and Power Problems Worksheet
4. Crossword Puzzles – Work, Power, and Simple Machines
5. Lab Activity – Calculating Stair Climbing Power
6. Notes – Simple Machines
7. Card Sort Activity – Simple Machines
8. 4 Maze Activities – Simple Machines
9. Lab Activity – Classes of Levers
10. Review Worksheet – Work, Power, and Simple Machines
11. Distance Learning – Work + Machines Task Cards – Printable + Online Activity

Related Resources

9th and 10th Grade Physical Science Growing Bundle of Lessons

TEKS Covered

I.1A, I.1C - lab safety, care of lab materials

I.2A - definition of science and its limitations

I.2B - plan and implement investigative procedures

I.2C, I.2D, I.2E - make measurements, collect and analyze data, communicate valid conclusions

I.3F - history of physics and chemistry and contributions of scientists

I.4C - investigate how an object's motion changes only when force is applied

NGSS Standards Covered

Acknowledgements

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