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Printable worksheet on six simple machines with example prompts for wheel and axle, lever, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and screw.
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Make Things Move with Simple Machines

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This printable simple-machines worksheet teaches Grades 1–3 students about wheels and axles, levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, and screws. For each of the six machines, students find three everyday scenarios where that machine is used to move (or stop) an object. Useful for hands-on science lessons, engineering exploration, or introducing the concept of machines in everyday life.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Engineering
Grade Level:
1st – 3rd Grades
Updated September 2025

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