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Made to Move (Grades K-2)

Students explore simple and complex machines and discover how they are used in agriculture.

Grades
K – 2
Estimated Time
2 hours
Updated
January 24, 2023

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Tonja Cargill, Pamela Emery, and Lynn Wallin | California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom and National Center for Agricultural Literacy (NCAL)

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Science
    • K-2-ETS1: Engineering Design
      • K-2-ETS1-2: Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
      • K-2-ETS1-1: Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
    • K-PS2: Motion and Stability
      • K-PS2-2: Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.