Lesson 15 of 30 · Simple Machines

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Spin the Top!

🧪Lab Brief #15

Simple Machines.

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ The twist

Every solution creates a new problem. That's good — that's the next project.

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Mind = Blown

🌉 The Eiffel Tower can grow 6 inches taller in summer because metal expands when hot.

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Make a hypothesis first

Predict: which design will hold the most weight?

What You'll Learn

Spinning a top keeps it standing up. When it stops spinning, it falls over!

Key Words

Tap a word to see its definition.

Materials Needed

blocks

Safety First

Have an adult check your set-up before you start, and tidy everything away afterwards.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?

Step 2 — Do

Build a tower with blocks. How tall can you make it before it falls?

Step 3 — Observe

Use your eyes, ears, and hands to explore. What do you notice?

Step 4 — Record

Color a picture to show what happened.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What happens if you push harder?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Your phone, your bike, your shoes — all designed with this idea.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Build something — anything — out of stuff in your recycling bin.

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For the dinner table

“What's something around the house you'd redesign — and how?”

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What You'll Learn

Key Words

Materials Needed

Safety First

Steps

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

Where you see this in real life

Stretch Challenge

For the dinner table

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