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These are three pages from one website. You can find other pages by typing the name of a machine in the white search box. This is a wonderfully rich and extensive site but it is often slow to load and has a lot of ads. [|Howstuffworks "Animation Tour!"] [|Howstuffworks "How Gears Work"]


 * Clear, quick explanations, from Scholastic.[|Dirtmeister: Simple Machines]
 * Good explanations of simple machines are included here. Make sure you click the "extra information" links to see some possible lego projects. [|"inQuiry Almanack" - Spotlighting... - March, 1997]Good explanations of simple machines are included here. Make sure you click the "extra information" links to see some possible lego projects. [|"inQuiry Almanack" - Spotlighting... - March, 1997]"inQuiry Almanack" - Spotlighting... - March, 1997
 * Detailed explanations can be found here. Follow the table of contents list at the bottom for in depth information for engineering students.
 * [|Chapter 2. Mechanisms and Simple Machines][|Chapter 2. Mechanisms and Simple Machines]Chapter 2. Mechanisms and Simple MachinesDetailed explanations can be found here. Follow the table of contents list at the bottom for in depth information for engineering students.
 * [|Chapter 2. Mechanisms and Simple Machines]Chapter 2. Mechanisms and Simple Machines
 * Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist and an inventor as well. Here are some of his designs for inventions and the simple machines upon which he based them. There are several little games to test your understanding of machines.
 * [|Visions of the Future][|Visions of the Future]Visions of the FutureLeonardo da Vinci was a great artist and an inventor as well. Here are some of his designs for inventions and the simple machines upon which he based them. There are several little games to test your understanding of machines.
 * [|Visions of the Future]Visions of the Future
 * Click on the tool and follow the links to get clear explanations of simple machines, experiments and ideas for projects.
 * [|ICSD K-5 Science Lessons: Simple Machines][|ICSD K-5 Science Lessons: Simple Machines]ICSD K-5 Science Lessons: Simple MachinesClick on the tool and follow the links to get clear explanations of simple machines, experiments and ideas for projects.
 * [|ICSD K-5 Science Lessons: Simple Machines]ICSD K-5 Science Lessons: Simple Machines
 * This site has a list of other good sites--not all are still available. [|Simple Machines]This site has a list of other good sites--not all are still available. [|Simple Machines]Simple Machines

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