Simple Machines (Song and lyrics)

Another SOL song covering material from the 3rd grade Virginia Science SOL. This one is about simple machines. It's a little more didactic than I prefer, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to give a basic overview of the simple machines and what they do, along with a chorus that lists them all repeatedly. I toyed with adding a bridge about compound machines, but that will just have to wait for another song.

I gave a little more care to this recording (I recorded several tracks more than once, and even added a bass!) I hope you enjoy it.

This is also an audience participation song... after "a screw is like a screw" everyone has to shout "DUH!" as loud as they can... try it now... no louder! Well, okay, just wait for the right part of the song...

Lyrics:

Simple machines make work easier to do
Use a wedge or a lever or a pulley or a screw;
A wheel and axle or an inclined plane.
They're all simple machines, oh simple machines.

A wedge starts wide, but is pointed at the end
A lever's like the seesaw that you ride on with a friend
A pulley is a wheel with a rope that goes around
Wherever there is work to do, you know what will be found...

Simple machines make work easier to do
Use a wedge or a lever or a pulley or a screw;
A wheel and axle or an inclined plane.
They're all simple machines, oh simple machines.

An inclined plane helps you move things up and down
A wheel and axle helps things move or turn around
A screw is like a screw (duh!) or the lid of a jar
Without simple machines, we couldn't get too far...

Simple machines make work easier to do
Use a wedge or a lever or a pulley or a screw;
A wheel and axle or an inclined plane.
They're all simple machines, oh simple machines.

Simple machines make work easier to do
Use a wedge or a lever or a pulley or a screw;
A wheel and axle or an inclined plane.
They're all simple machines, oh simple machines.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• simple
• machines
• wheel
• and
• axle
• pulley
• screw
• wedge
• lever
• inclined
• plane
• song
• virginia
• science
• sol

[TheStk4eva]

wow this is gonna help me on my test thank you so much!

[mmarkm01]

:) luv it!!!!!

[kierstyng7]

thanks i reaallyy needed dis so pplz and thank u make another one kk

[thegreatvenera]

love this

[pebble1217]

@CANTfindTHEkeyboard1 well first you're gonna have to learn to spell

[cpza64]

my teacher replayed this like ten times to us LOL

[CANTfindTHEkeyboard1]

im sou gonna show this to my teacher i nou shell love she give extra credit for this kinda things im supeh exited!! XD

[CANTfindTHEkeyboard1]

have a test on friday and i have the memory of a goldfish! o.O

[nimfa100484]

ill be using this to my science class tomorrow..love it..tnx

[mica1120893]

Our science teacher showed this to us!! :D tnx for posting!! :)) btw good voice! ;))) maybe you will be a singer one day! ;D