Lesson 6 of 30 · Simple Machines
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🛠️ Engineer ShopMagnets Stick!
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Simple Machines.
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ The twist
Every solution creates a new problem. That's good — that's the next project.
Mind = Blown
🌉 The Eiffel Tower can grow 6 inches taller in summer because metal expands when hot.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: which design will hold the most weight?
What You'll Learn
Magnets stick to some things but not others. Try a magnet on your fridge!
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Steps
Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?
Use a magnet to find things in the room that stick to it.
Did anything change? Point to what is different.
Point to the things you used in the activity.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Do magnets stick to the fridge?
Where you see this in real life
Your phone, your bike, your shoes — all designed with this idea.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Build something — anything — out of stuff in your recycling bin.
For the dinner table
“What's something around the house you'd redesign — and how?”
Next Smart Experiment
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
Share this experiment
Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.
Ready?
Magnets Stick!
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
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