Competitive Robotics
The following links connect to information and activities about Simple and Compound Machines. As you read and play think about how you could use the machines in the construction of your robot.
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Weblessons/SimpleMachines/machines002.htm
http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles1/finalhome.htm
http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.html
http://www.dtonline.org/apps/infopage/app?3&6&1&0&1&0
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/LeversandPulleys/
http://galaxy.net/~k12/machines/
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/machines/simple_machines.htm
http://home.earthlink.net/~kandyhig/sm/concen-s/concen.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/gears.htm
http://inventionatplay.org/playhouse_tinker.html
http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeosMysteriousMachinery.html
http://puzzling.caret.cam.ac.uk/pregame.php?game=25
http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/simple/index.htm
http://www.technologystudent.com/gears1/geardex1.htm