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The document discusses the six types of simple machines: lever, screw, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and wedge. It provides examples and diagrams of each machine, explaining how they work and how they make work easier to do.

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Simple Machines

The document discusses the six types of simple machines: lever, screw, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and wedge. It provides examples and diagrams of each machine, explaining how they work and how they make work easier to do.

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Simple Machines

SOL 3.2
By Ms. Weinberg
Adapted by K. Green
ITRT – Suffolk City Schools
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Simple machines are tools used
to make work easier.

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You have probably used some simple
machines, but did not realize that they
were actually called simple machines!

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Simple machines do not make less work;
they just make it easier to do work.

It would be hard to cut this


wood without the saw!

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There are 6 different types of
simple machines:

•(1)lever •(4)wheel & axle

•(2)screw •(5)inclined plane

•(3)pulley •(6)wedge

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6 Simple Machines
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(1) LEVER

A lever is a stiff bar that moves about a


fixed point (fulcrum).

A lever is used to push, pull, or lift things.

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A shovel is an example of a lever.

A seesaw is another example of a lever.

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(2) SCREW

A screw is an inclined plane wrapped


around a cylinder or cone.

A common use of the screw is to hold


objects together.

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A jar lid and a wood screw are examples of
a screw.

So far we have learned about 2 types of simple


machines: levers & screws….

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(3) PULLEY
A pulley is a wheel that has a rope wrapped
around it.

Pulleys can be used to lift heavy objects by


changing the direction or amount of the
force.
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A flagpole uses a pulley to raise the flag.

Now we have learned about 3 types of simple


machines: levers, screws, and pulleys…..

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(4) WHEEL & AXLE

A wheel & axle consists of a rod attached to


a wheel.

A wheel & axle makes it easier to move or


turn things.

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A bicycle wheel, roller skates, and a doorknob
are all examples of a wheel & axle.

We now know about 4 types of simple machines:


levers, screws, pulleys, and wheels & axles.
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(5) INCLINED PLANE
An inclined plane is a flat surface that is
raised so that one end is higher than the
other.

An inclined plane helps move heavy


objects up or down.

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A ramp is an example of an inclined plane.

Let’s add inclined plane to our list of simple


machines (along with levers, screws, pulleys, and
wheels & axles).
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(6) WEDGE
A wedge is wide at one end and pointed at
the other to help cut or split other objects.

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Examples of wedges: a knife or an ax

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Now you know about the 6 types of simple
machines:

(4) WHEEL &


(1) LEVER AXLE

(2) SCREW
(5)
(3) PULLEY INCLINED
PLANE
(6) WEDGE
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Simple Machine
Video & Quiz

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Simple Machine Websites
• Information
• More Links & Information
• EdHead
– Click the Green, Start Box
• DirtMeister
– Simple Machines
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These simple machines make work easier!
Can you Name them?

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