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Vocabulary & Types
Vocabulary & Examples
Vocabulary & Examples
Experiments
Experiments
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This is a tool or object that allows us to complete tasks faster and more easily.

Simple machines
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This simple machine is a slanted surface or a ramp that helps us to move things or people from a low place to a high place or from a high place to a low place.

An inclined plane

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This simple machine has two parts to it.  There is a rod in the middle of it that attaches the two sides together.
A wheel and axle
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We did this experiment with this simple machine and pieces of Styrofoam to see how many turns it would take to go into it.
The screw experiment
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For this experiment we were able to choose an object to lift up and down using this simple machine.
The pulley experiment
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What are the six types of simple machines?
The six types are an inclined plane, lever, wedge, wheel and axle, screw and pulley
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This simple machine is made up of two inclined planes that are put together.  It is used to push two objects apart or to cut an object into pieces.

A wedge
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This simple machine has a rope or chain attached that is used to move objects up or down. When you pull down on the rope on the side, the wheel turns and the load moves up. When you pull up on the rope on the side, the wheel turns and the load moves down.

A pulley
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We did this experiment with the marshmallows and toothpicks to roll it around.
The wheel and axle experiment
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Finish the line from the song... "Simple Machines..."
Make work easier to do...
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What are two examples of a screw?

Jar lids, toothpaste lids, light bulbs and bottle caps

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What are two examples of pulleys?

Window blinds, flagpoles, sails on ships, a well

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We used bags of rice and lifted them with an elastic band on a tall stack to see how much the elastic would stretch.
The inclined plane experiment
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This simple machine is a bar that rests on a point called a fulcrum.  The bar moves but the fulcrum does not.  It is used for lifting things and helps us to do work.

A lever
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What are two examples of an inclined plane?

Stairs, escalators, ladders, slide, wheelchair ramps

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What are two examples of the wheel and axle?

A merry-go-round, car wheels, bicycle wheels, skateboard wheels, wagon or a ferris wheel

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We did this experiment using our classroom door to see if A, B or C would be more difficult or easy to push the door open using one finger.
The lever experiment
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This simple machine has a nail with an inclined plane wrapped around it.  It is used to hold things together and hold objects down.

A screw
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What are two examples of a lever?

Wheelbarrows, baseball bats, a door handle, light switches, scissors, tweezers, a stapler, a broom, a tennis racket or a seesaw

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What are two examples of a wedge?
A doorstop, scissors, fork, knife, saw, shovel or an axe
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We did this experiment using paper airplanes, one with a pointed nose and one without to see which one would fly the farthest.
The wedge experiment