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= **3rd Grade Science - Simple Machines** =

Websites

 * Discovery Education Video: Simple Machines Discusses the 6 simple machines while following a group of kids trying to move their play fort.
 * Discovery Education Video: The Magic School Bus: Gains Weight This works great for teaching about gravity and its direct relevance to our lives. I also integrate an activity about our weight on different planets with this lesson.
 * Discovery Education Video: The Magic School Bus: Plays Ball This video really helps reinforce the concept of friction.
 * BrainPop Video: Pushes and Pulls Great as a preview.
 * BrainPop Video: Magnets Good preview.

**Lessons**
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