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Simple Machines
Common Simple Machines…
• First, rank the following words from 0-5 (0= you have never heard of this word & 5= you know the word VERY well). Second, explain what the following terms mean in your own words:– Machine
– Simple machines
– Work
– Force
– Work input/Work output
– Lever
-Pulley-Wheel & axle-Inclined plane-Wedge-Screws-Compound machine
The Six Simple Machines
The Six Simple MachinesLever
The Six Simple MachinesLever Pulley
The Six Simple MachinesLever Pulley Wheel & Axle
The Six Simple MachinesLever Pulley Wheel & Axel
Inclined Plane
The Six Simple MachinesLever Pulley Wheel & Axel
Inclined Plane Wedge
The Six Simple MachinesLever Pulley Wheel & Axle
Inclined Plane Wedge Screw
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• A machine is a device that makes work easier by changing the size or direction of a force.
• Examples: wheelchair, scissors, chopsticks
YOURS: TEXTBOOK:
• A machine or simple device without moving parts.
• Examples: lever, pulley, wheel & axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw
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• Work is the transfer of energy to an object by using a force that causes the object to move in the direction of the force.
• Work is done on an object if two things happen: 1) the object moves as a force is applied, 2) the direction of the object’s motion is the same as the direction of the force.
• Examples: pushing a ball up a hill
OR ORYES NO YES NO
YOURS: TEXTBOOK:• A push or a pull
exerted on an object in order to change the motion of the object; force has size and direction.
• Examples: people, bulldozer, static electricity
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• Work input is the work done on the machine.
• Work out put is the work done by the machine.
• Examples: opening a paint can
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• A machine made up of more than one simple machine.
• Examples: manual can opener
The Six Simple Machines
The Six Simple MachinesLever
YOURS: TEXTBOOK:• A lever is a simple
machine that has a bar that pivots at a fixed point, called a fulcrum.
• Examples: first-class lever (see saw), second-class lever (wheelbarrow or soda bottle opener), third-class lever (lifting weights or hammering a nail)
First-Class Lever Second-Class Lever Third-Class Lever
Elementary School Middle School High School
The Six Simple MachinesLever Pulley
YOURS: TEXTBOOK:
• A simple machine that has a grooved wheel that holds a rope or a cable.
• Examples: fixed, moveable, block and tackle
Types of Pulleys:
The Six Simple MachinesLever Pulley Wheel & Axle
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• A simple machine consisting of two circular objects of different sizes.
• Examples: car’s wheel & axle, faucet
The Six Simple MachinesLever Pulley Wheel & Axel
Inclined Plane
The Six Simple MachinesLever Pulley Wheel & Axel
Inclined Plane Wedge
YOURS: TEXTBOOK:
• A simple machine that is made up of two inclined planes that move; often used for cutting.
• Examples: knife, axe, door stop
The Six Simple MachinesLever Pulley Wheel & Axel
Inclined Plane Wedge Screw
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• A simple machine that consists of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder.
• Examples: screw, light bulb
1. What would be easier, a steep inclined plane or a shallow inclined
plane?
2. What would be easier, a wide wedge or a skinny wedge?
3. What would be easier, a long, skinny screw or a short, fat screw?
4. What would be easier, the fulcrum in the middle or the fulcrum
to one side of the lever?
5. What would be easier, a short axle or a long axle?
6. What would be easier, a wide rope or a skinny rope?