Week of February 1:

PreK3 & PreK4

Inclined Plane Sensory Activity
http://www.kidsplaybox.com/science-experiments-for-kids-inclined-plane-experiment/

Kindergarten

Inclined Plane Sensory Activity
http://www.kidsplaybox.com/science-experiments-for-kids-inclined-plane-experiment/
 
1st Grade

Inclined Plane Sensory Activity
http://www.kidsplaybox.com/science-experiments-for-kids-inclined-plane-experiment/

2nd Grade

Inclined Plane Lab (Day 2)
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/pre-k-and-k-lesson-plans/127938-learning-with-a-ball-and-a-ramp-kindergarten-science-lesson/

3rd and 4th Grade

Discuss Inclined Planes

Inclined Plane Experiment
www.esdallas.org/.../phy_simple_machines_la...

5th Grade

Discuss Inclined Planes

Lego Education Kit Inclined Plane 
https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/support/product-support/simple-and-motorized-mechanisms/simple-and-motorized-mechanisms-base-set-9686/building-instructions

6th Grade

Programming Clawbot

Week of January 25:

PreK3 & PreK4

Review: Gears, Pulleys and Wheel and Axle

Identify in Real Life Examples

Kindergarten

Review: Gears, Pulleys and Wheel and Axle
 
Identify in Real Life Examples

1st Grade

Review: Gears, Pulleys and Wheel and Axle

Identify in Real Life Examples 

2nd Grade

Discuss Wheel and Axle

Goal Kicker (axle as a pivot point)
https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/support/product-support/wedo/wedo-base-set-9580/building-instructions

3rd and 4th Grade

Come Up with a Game Plan to Build a Car
(Plan, Prototype and Market)
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=9700

5th Grade

Discuss Wheel and Axle

Click Clock (gears, pulley and wheel and axle)
https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/support/product-support/simple-and-motorized-mechanisms/simple-and-motorized-mechanisms-base-set-9686/building-instructions

6th Grade

Programming Clawbot

Week of January 18:

PreK3 & PreK4

Make a Wheel and Axle (Styrofoam disc and spoons)

Experiment with Wheel and Axle/How does this Work on a Bicycle?

Kindergarten
Wheels and Axles Simple Machines

Car (Focus on the Wheel and Axle)
https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/support/product-support/duplo/early-simple-machines-set-9656/building-instructions

1st Grade

Review of Gears Simple Machines

Dancing Birds (showing how gears work)
https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/support/product-support/wedo/wedo-base-set-9580/building-instructions

2nd Grade

Discuss Wheel and Axle

Goal Kicker (axle as a pivot point)
https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/support/product-support/wedo/wedo-base-set-9580/building-instructions

3rd and 4th Grade

NO CLASS - MLK

5th Grade

NO CLASS - MLK

6th Grade

Programming Clawbot

Week of January 11:

PreK3 & PreK4

Balls v Wheel and Axle
http://missklisclassproject.weebly.com/wheel--axle-lesson-2-language-arts.html

Venn Diagram to Review Comparison

Kindergarten
Wheels and Axles Simple Machines

Car Focus on the Wheel and Axle
https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/support/product-support/duplo/early-simple-machines-set-9656/building-instructions

1st Grade

Review of Gears Simple Machines

Dancing Birds (showing how gears work)
https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/support/product-support/wedo/wedo-base-set-9580/building-instructions

2nd Grade

NO CLASS - PARENT CONFERENCES

3rd and 4th Grade

Discuss Wheel and Axles

Come Up with a Game Plan to Build a Car
(Plan, Prototype and Market)
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=9700


5th Grade

Complete and Test Pulley System from Lego Education Sets

6th Grade

NO CLASS - PARENT CONFERENCES

Week of January 4:

PreK3 & PreK4

Balls v Wheel and Axle
http://missklisclassproject.weebly.com/wheel--axle-lesson-1-math.html

What are the similarities and differences? 

How to make a wheel and axle from a ball.

Kindergarten
Wheels and Axles Simple Machines

Car Focus on the Wheel and Axle
https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/support/product-support/duplo/early-simple-machines-set-9656/building-instructions

1st Grade

Review of Gears Simple Machines

Dancing Birds (showing how gears work)
https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/support/product-support/wedo/wedo-base-set-9580/building-instructions

2nd Grade

Finish Construct Hungry Alligator from Lego Education Set (Identify Gears)

3rd and 4th Grade

NO CLASS

5th Grade

NO CLASS

6th Grade

Finish the Clawbot - VEX IQ Robot

Week of December 14:

PreK3 & PreK4

Robot Activity Sheets

Kindergarten

Robot Activity Sheets

1st Grade

Robot Activity Sheets

2nd Grade

Construct Hungry Alligator from Lego Education Set (Identify Gears)
3rd and 4th Grade

Elf Engineering Projects (Create a Pulley System to Lift Pennies)

5th Grade

Construct a Pulley System

6th Grade

Finish the Clawbot - VEX IQ Robot

Week of December 7:

PreK3 & PreK4

Watch Video on Pulleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMx7nIIH9ik

Label Load and Effort on Activity Sheets Coloring Page on Pulleys

Kindergarten

Watch Video on Pulleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMx7nIIH9ik

Label Load and Effort on Activity Sheets

1st Grade

Watch Video on Pulleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMx7nIIH9ik

Label Load and Effort on Activity Sheets

2nd Grade

Find Pulleys and Gears on Activity Sheet

Construct Hungry Alligator from Lego Education Set (Identify Gears)

3rd and 4th Grade

Elf Engineering Projects (Create a Pulley System to Lift Pennies)

Watch Video on Pulleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMx7nIIH9ik

5th Grade

Construct a Pulley System

Watch Video on Pulleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T7tGosXM58

Mechanical Advantage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMx7nIIH9ik

6th Grade

Finish the Clawbot - VEX IQ Robot