7thth grade Science Kits: Resources for Implementation and Enrichment

Unit 8: Simple Machines (2 weeks)

Books to explore

Simple Machines, Grades 6 12: Force, Motion, and

Energy (Expanding Science
Skills Series)
The LEGO Technic Idea Book:
Simple Machines

Web Resources

Internet4Classrooms
Edheads.org
Museum of Science &
Industry Chicago- Simple
Machines Game

Idea Sparkler(s)

Research Rube Goldberg

Set-up & play Mouse Trap
Build your own Rube
Goldberg machine to
accomplish a task
Build simple machines with
legos!
Its Simply a Balancing Act
PBL project from BIE
We Get By (compound
machine PBL)

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not
extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the students.

Unit 9: Motion (2 weeks)

Books to explore

Forces and motion by

Silverstein, Alvin.
Making things move : DIY
mechanisms for inventors,
hobbyists, and artists by
Roberts, Dustyn.
Roller Coaster by Marla
Frazee

Web Resources

Internet4Classrooms
Edheads.org

Idea Sparkler(s)

Interactive Notebook ideas

Roller Coaster PBL
Distance/Time/Speed
foldable idea

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not
extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the students.

Unit 10: Waves (2 weeks)

Books to explore

Waves : principles of light,

electricity, and magnetism
by Fleisher, Paul.

Web Resources

Internet4Classrooms
The Physics Classroom
Longitudinal and Transverse
Wave Motion (interactive)

Idea Sparkler(s)
Have students complete selfpaced lesson which discusses
waves
http://bit.ly/1zeTKnx

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not
extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the students.