Using diagrams Iready Lesson 18

Look at the diagram of the seesaw on page 304.

What does the bar rest on?

• on a wheel

• the load

• the fulcrum

• the ground

What do the diagrams of a lever and a pulley in the article show?

• how to make objects easier to move

• how to have fun with a simple machine

• how to use a rope to lift something

• how to use a bar to move something

How does the diagram of the pulley help you understand how to use a pulley?

• it shows how to attach the object to the rope

• it shows how pulling down on the rope lifts the object

• it shows how fast the wheel has to turn

• it show how hard a person needs to pull

A similar word for inclined plane

• flat

• ramp

• road

• truck

Choose a similar word for support:

• base

• platform

• help

• correct

What graphic feature is shown in this example?

• photograph

• table

• map

• diagram

Pictures taken with a camera to show objects as they appear in real life.

• Diagram
• Drawing
• Photograph

A picture with words used to help the reader “see” the information is called a ________

• Diagram

• Headings

• Chart

• Key Vocabulary