What am I?
I am a simple machine with an axle, what am I?
A wheel and axle.
What is an example of a pulley found at Woodward North?
A. pencil sharpener
B. wheel chair ramp
C. flagpole
D. can opener
C.
Mr. Butcher needs to raise the flag to the top of the flagpole. What simple machine could he use to do this?
Pulley.
What is a simple machine?
A. A machine used to make work more difficult so we can build muscle.
B. Machines with one or very few moving parts.
C. A giraffe on roller skates.
D. Machines with more than two moving parts.
B.
A birds warm or cold-blooded?
Warm-blooded
I am a simple machine that looks like a seesaw, what am I?
Lever
This example of a lever can be found in many classrooms at Woodward North. Students use me to cut. What is this tool?
Scissors.
Ms. McDonald is trying to push a heavy box up a ramp. What kind of simple machine could I use?
Inclined plane.
Which machine has more parts, simple or complex?
Complex.
If a bird species only eats/drinks nectar, what is their diet called
Nectarivore
I have a flat surface with one elevated end, what am I?
Inclined plane.
What is an example of an inclined plane at Woodward North?
A. Playground gate
B. Ice cream scoop
C. Watering can
D. Wheelchair ramp
D.
Mr. Gregg is using a knife to cut cake slices, what kind of simple machine is he using?
Wedge.
True or false: half of a doorknob is an example of a wheel and axle?
What type of bird holds the world record for the longest migration?
Arctic Tern.
I am tool that narrows to a thin edge, what am I?
A wedge.
Which of these is NOT an example of an inclined plane at Woodward North?
A. Ms. McDonald's desk
B. Slides on the playground
C. Stairs
D. Wheelchair ramp
A.
Coach Brown and Coach Bryant tell you that you need to build a playhouse for the playground. They give you wood and nails. What kind of simple machine are the nails?
Screw.
Name all six types of simple machines.
1. Wedge
2. Inclined plane
3. Lever
4. Pulley
5. Wheel and axle
6. Screw
-vore, means what in Latin?
to eat or eater
I am a simple machine with a fulcrum, what am I?
A lever.
This example of a pulley lifts people up and down. There is only ONE at Woodward North. What is this pulley called?
Elevator
You are painting your bedroom. You buy a new can of paint. What kind of simple machine can you use to open the paint can?
Lever.
Finish this sentence: ______ are simple machines that are made up a rod with spirals that can be used to attach things together.
Screws
This kind of bird foot is used to capture prey.
Grasping feet.