Simple Machines
Math Terms
Bonus Words
Important People
100

A rigid rod that pivots on a fulcrum to lift a load.

A lever

100

The measure of real numbers or spaces between two numbers.

Interval

100

The Japanese art of folding paper.

Origami

100

Who made a video where the balls had a probability of landing in a certain slot?

Dude Perfect

200

The point that a lever rotates on.

Fulcrum

200

How likely it is that something will happen.

Probability

200

The central part of a carnival or fair, where all the games are lined up side by side.

Midway

200

Who invented the board game the Checkered Game of Life.

Milton Bradley

300

To turn around a certain point.

Pivot

300

The list of all possible outcomes from an experiment or game.

Sample Space

300

Average score a person should earn in a game of golf.

Par

300

Who invented a machine that folds and glues paper bags?

Margaret Knight

400
A sloped surface used for raising a load from low to high.

Inclined Plane

400

Making a close guess about a quantity, or rounding numbers up or down.

Estimation

400

The process of thinking about a variety of different ideas before starting a project or experiment.

Brainstorming

400

Who invented a graphical calculator?

Edith Clarke

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