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Does anyone have a good website for simple machines? Something interactive

Have you tried PhET? They have a simulation for studying inclined planes. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/the-ramp

I'm a preservice teacher and this will be my first time teaching science lessons in the classroom. I added the Science and Children article to My Library to reference as I build my lessons! I am also going to save the link posted here! Are there any specific sites that you all use to teach simple machines?

Not interactive, but funny videos the old Eureka Series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZbPj0pwl0k they are nice and short and to the point

I should also mention that Discovery Education and BrainPop have a lot of videos and activities for simple machines. I've also found a book series by Michael Dahl that has a book for each of the simple machines. These should be helpful!

Hi Desra, My name is Dr. George Mehler, and I am a professor of science methods at Temple University. I believe that the YouTube channel that I have been developing could be useful to you. It is called FunScienceDemos and it is home to hundreds of free interactive video demonstrations that can be incorporated into the classroom. We regularly create and release new videos so we highly encourage that you subscribe to our channel. Check out FunScienceDemos! Good luck, Dr. George Mehler Ed.D., Temple University