Simple Machines 1
Name a complex machine that is made from 2 or more simple machines. AKA - Think of items you use...
cars, bicycles, can openers, a wheelbarrow, scissors and a stapler
These wheels have teeth
Gears OR Tires
What are gears?
Which Simple Machine has a groved wheel with a rope or chain that goes around it?
lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and screw
What is a pulley?
A hockey stick is this type of Simple Machine
lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and screw
What is a lever?
Why did the inclined plane break up with the wedge?
Because it felt like things were always going downhill!
This type of simple machine is seen on a see/saw
Wheel and axle OR Lever
Lever
A push or pull on an object that causes it to move
Friction OR Force
What is Force/Effort?
What does adding more pulleys help do? Make the job harder OR Make the job easier
Reduce the amount of force you have to use.
The rod that goes through the wheel is called...
What is an Axle?
What did the wedge say to the axe?
"You’re cutting into my personal space!"
This type of Simple Machine is seen in a playground slide
Lever OR Inclinded Plane
What is an inclined plane?
These are the six types of Simple Machines
What are Wheels and Axles, Pullies, Inclined Plane, Wedge, Screws, Levers?
The simple machine to split wood, would be
lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and screw
What is a Wedge?
When two objects rub together they cause this
What is Friction?
Why was the lever so good at sports?
Because it always knew how to pivot!
This type of Simple Machine is found on the bottom of a lightbulb
lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, OR screw
What is the screw?
Another name for an Inclined Plane
What is a ramp?
These are 2 examples of a wheel and axle
What are... ferris wheels, car tires, fan, bicycle tires, roller blades
Where do astronauts leave their spaceships?
At parking meteors
A lever pivots on this - Hint: It's the point at which a lever moves
Triangle OR Fulcrum
What is the fulcrum?
This type of simple machine is used as a door stop
lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and screw
Wedge
Raising a flag on a flagpole uses this Simple Machine
lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and screw
What is a pulley?
A round object that turns around a centre point is called...
What is a wheel
Why did the Sun go to school?
To get a little brighter!