The Dance Component of Simple Machines

During the shared planning phase of the unit, the students thought that it would be fun to create a dance that demonstrated how simple machines worked (moved) and were used in everyday life. As a class they brainstormed different types of machines that they wanted included and how these might be performed. While the entire dance is not shown here with the students in costume, this short movie clip provides you with an example of how we worked together to put our 'Simple Machines' dance together.