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Simple Machines (Song and lyrics)

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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'

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