Lesson 51 of 84 · Simple Machines

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Catch and Throw! (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #51

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.

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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

You can make a paper airplane fly by throwing it. You give it a push!

Key Words

balance
fall

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Have a grown-up read about Simple Machines to you.

Step 2 — Do

Push a toy car gently, then push it hard. Which push made it go farther?

Step 3 — Observe

Look closely! What do you see?

Step 4 — Record

Draw a picture of what you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Do magnets stick to the fridge?

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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Next Smart Experiment

We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.

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Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.

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