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Simple Machines Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about simple machines and how they work.
Use this teaching resource for students to sort and classify a range of different simple machines.
Students sort 34 simple machine cards into:
- lever
- inclined plane
- wheel and axle
- screw
- wedge
- pulley.
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