Students are introduced to the six types of simple machines the wedge wheel and axle lever inclined plane screw and pulley in the context of the construction of a pyramid gaining high level insights into tools that have been used since ancient times and are still in use today.
Pictures of simple machines used at home.
A grooved wheel that holds a line used to raise heavy objects.
Forks knives cheese graters and vegetable peelers all use sharp wedges to cut and shave food.
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Now label each section with the four categories of simple machines.
Simple machine any of several devices with few or no moving parts that are used to modify motion and force in order to perform work.
Wedges are wide at the base and come to a fine point designed to push objects apart.
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Explain that this is a scientific scavenger hunt to uncover simple machines in your home.
Metal nails axes letter openers and push pins are also examples of this type of simple machine.
These six simple machines create a greater output force than the input force.
The wedge is an inclined plane that moves.
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The ratio of these forces is the mechanical advantage of the machine.
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The simple machines are the inclined plane the lever the wedge the wheel and the axle the pulley and the screw.
Work is performed by applying a force over a distance.
Pulley lever wedge wheel and axle.