Simple Machines 4th Grade

Identify this simple machine

• Lever
• Wheel & Axle
• Inclined Plane
• Screw

Which of the following does a simple machine do?

• allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
• reduce the amount of force needed to do work
• change the direction of the applied force
• all of the above

Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?

• a boy runs across a football field
• a banker counts money
• a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp
• a girl eats a sandwich

The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a 

• wheel and axle 
• lever
• inclined plane 
• pulley 

Stairs

• wedge
• pulley
• inclined plane
• wheel and axle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Lightbulb

• wedge
• pulley
• incline plane
• screw

What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?

• lever
• inclined plane
• pulley
• screw

This device

• wedge
• lever
• incline plane
• wheel and axle

What type of simple machine is this?

• wheel and axle
• gear
• lever
• inclined plane

The fixed point on the lever is called 

• load
• resistance
• bar
• fulcrum