Structures and Mechanisms: Grade 2 - Movement

1. describe the position and movement of objects, and demonstrate an understanding of how simple mechanisms enable an object to move;
2. design and make simple mechanisms, and investigate their characteristics;
3. recognize that different mechanisms and systems move in different ways, and that the different types of movement determine the design and the method of production of these mechanisms and systems.

Site Name	Online	O.E.	Description
SAE World in Motion Kit		1,3	This is an excellent interactive Canadian site created by SAE, the Society of Automotive Engineers. It contains metric lesson plans, definitions, recording sheets and engineer’s links. It is divided into 5 units: Get Moving, Power Up, Slow Down, Move Easy and Airborne.
Hands-On Technology Program		1	This site includes a teacher’s guide and a range of experiments related to simple machines. It is suitable for both the grade 3 topics on structures and the grade 4 topics on pulleys and gears.