Wheel and axle activities for kids

How do water wheels work? Discover the answer to this and more in this Water Wheel STEM Activity for kids. Find out how to make a paper plate water wheel...

Learn about the wheel and axle for kids in this Simple Machines Lesson filled with hands-on projects to make learning FUN for Prek-4th grade students.

Teach kids about the 6 simple machines with a handy, free printable booklet featuring information, pictures, and examples of each.

During our Simple Machines unit, our final unit was on Wheels and Axles. Challenge Project – Build a Toy Car Our challenge projects are designed so that parents and children can build them to…

Wheels theme activities, printables, centers and games for preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten.

Design and build your own balloon-powered car in this science engineering challenge.

Read reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to wheels and axles. Science theory and practi…

Easy and fun simple machine projects! Learn about six simple machines, and how they make work easier. Plus, everyday examples.

My students LOVE, LOVE, LOVE STEAM projects! This week we learned about the Wheel and Axle Simple Machine. A wheel and axle is a simple machine that has a “wheel” and a smaller axle that uses the two parts to rotate together to transfer force from one part to the other.

Exploring Gears with PASTA! I dyed some pasta one night to use for some crafts. One of the kinds I had was mini wagon wheels, and when I brought them inside from drying in the garage overnight, my brain was chanting "gears!" so I grabbed some toothpicks and cardboard boxes and made a wagon wheel gear train. I had to share it with the kids (and you too)! Materials needed for gear pasta: wagon wheel pasta (dye if desired) toothpicks cardboard box Get started on this gear STEM activity Pick out…