Simple Machines

WEDGES, LEVERS, PULLEYS, INCLINED PLANE, WHEEL/AXLE, & SCREWS

Essential Questions:

What is work?

How do simple machines make work easier?

Where do you find simple machines in your environment?

How does friction effect motion?

How do simple machines combine (compound) to make work easier?

What is mechanical advantage?

Career Connections:

Mechanical Engineer

Analyst

Researcher

Physics Teacher

Day 1:

Presentation & Notes

Take good notes!

Day 2:

Worksheet Practice

Using your notes and the links below, fill out the worksheet assigned in Google Classroom.

Online Links that may help:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/Simple/invest.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/physics/machines/Levers.shtml

http://www.the-office.com/summerlift/pulleybasics.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/simple/invest.htm

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/SimpleMachines/machines004.htm

https://www.mos.org/leonardo/

http://tech.txdi.org/simplemachines

http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm

Practice: Simple Machines

Levers

Energy Basics

Forces & Motion