General
Lever
Inclined Plane
Pulley/Wedge
Wheel and Axle/Screw
100

List the 6 simple machines.

Screw, Wedge, wheel and axle, inclined plane, lever, pulley

100

What is a real life example of a lever

What are shovel, scissors, utensils, etc.
100
Another name for an inclined plane is a ____________.
What is ramp?
100
Here at school, you could see a pulley on a ______________.
What is flagpole?
100

Give an example of a compound machine that has at least one wheel and axle.

What is a car.
200
You use a force to change the ________________ of an object.
What is direction?
200
The push or pull that turns a lever is the ____________.
What is force?
200
If you use an inclined plane, the distance is longer, but it takes less _______________.
What is effort?
200
The pulley uses a ____________ and rope to lift a load.
What is wheel?
200

You create a screw when you wrap on inclined plane into a _______________ around a pole.

What is spiral?

300
This is a tool that makes work easier to do.
What is a machine?
300
A lever is a board or bar that moves on a _______________.
What is fulcrum?
300
An inclined plane is a simple machine that is a flat surface that is ___________ at one end.
What is higher?
300

What is an example of an inclined plane that is used for recrestion/fun?

What is a waterslide, skate park, etc.

300

Using a screw takes ______________ force than pounding a nail.

What is less?

400
Using a machine allows us to use ____________ force to move something.
What is less?
400
The point where the lever turns is the _____________.
What is fulcrum?
400
The inclined plane is a simple machine that is a ___________________ that is higher at one end.
What is flat surface?
400
In a wedge, force is used to raise an object or _____________ the objects apart.
What is split?
400
In a wheel and axle, the wheel makes a large circular movement, and the axle makes a ____________ movement.
What is smaller?
500
A simple machine is a machine with _________________ moving parts.
What is few or no?
500
A lever can let you change direction of a force or it can change the amount of ______________ needed.
What is force?
500
Scientists think inclined planes may have been used to build the _______________ because the blocks were too heavy to move straight up.
What are pyramids?
500

What do we use in the classroom that is an example of a wedge.

What are scissors, staple, etc.

500
Just like an inclined plane, a screw moves a longer distance, but less ____________ is needed.
What is effort?
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