Building Blocks
Function and Forces
Working Together
Random
Movement
100

This natural made structure is made by bees and wasps.

Hive

100
The shape, size or materials of a structure.

Form

100

This item uses a lever and wedges to cut through things.

Scissors

100
A push or a pull.

Force

100

How fast or slow something moves.

Speed
200

What we call a person who designs buildings.

An Architect

200

When something is pushed together or squished.

Compression

200

This mode of transportation uses a wheel and axle and a pulley to move.

Bicycle

200

A toothed wheel.

Gear

200

This simple machine often requires a drill to work.

Screw

300

This material is a rectangular prism often used to build houses.

Brick

300

The ability to support a load.

Strength

300

A beam or wire that supports a structure.

Tie

300

This force occurs when you pull something apart.

Tension

300

This simple machine involves a wheel and rope to work.

Pulley

400

This shape is very strong and often used in building structures.

Triangle

400

The ability to balance and stay fixed.

Stability
400

A wheelbarrow is an example of a ______ machine.

Complex

400

This is the bottom part of a building that supports everything above it.

Foundation

400

A system in a machine that changes its motion.

Mechanism