Simple Machines

What is an example of a lever?

• ramp
• car
• arm
• teeth

What is an example of an inclined plane?

• crane
• slide
• bike
• see-saw

What is an example of a wheel and axle?

• ax
• light bulb
• skateboard ramp
• bus tire

What is an example of a wedge?

• door stop
• Your hair
• curtain
• wood screw

What is an example of a pulley?

• slide
• flag pole
• ax
• chapstick

What is an example of a screw?

• arm
• ax
• light bulb
• ramp

What is a simple machine?

• stiff bar that rests on a fulcrum
• means attracted to a magnet
• an inclined plane that is wrapped around an axle
• a machine with few or no moving parts

What is a lever?

• made of 2 inclined planes that are back to back
• means attracted to a magnet
• stiff bar that rests on a fulcrum
• made of 2 inclined planes that are back to back

What is an inclined plane?

• wheels that turn on a post
• made from two or more simple machines
• flat surface that is higher at one end
• uses a wheel and a rope to lift a load

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is a pulley?

• wheel that turns on a post
• uses a wheel and rope to lift a load
• made of two or more simple machines
• flat surface that is higher at one end