Simple machines

Simple Machines:

1. Inclined Plane: It is a ramp with a certain downward slope, The steeper the slope then the faster it will go going down the incline plane. If it is perfectly straight then it will not go anywhere unless there is a force acting upon it to push it forward.

2. Screw: A screw is an incline plane that is wrapped into a circle shape. A good example is actually the outside of a screw that wraps around it and makes it easier to go into something.

3. Lever: It is a bar that is set on a fixed pivot, it will most likely have one end up and the other down until a weight is put on the side up and then it will flip.

4. Pulley: A pulley is a wheel with a groove in it that a rope will go through so you can pull things up easier. The number of times you wrap a rope around multiple pulleys is the number of mechanical advantage which is how much easier it is to lift the object using the pulley.

5. Wheel and Axle: A wheel and axle is a wheel connected to a smaller pole. This makes it easier to spin it with mechanical advantage. A good example is a wheel on a ship, When you spin the big wheel it is easier than it would be to spin a small one.

Day 1:Brainstorm Theme and design

Day 2:Blueprint for our project.

Day 3:We collected parts for our board.

Day 4:We painted our board blue and made flowers.

Day 5:We cut and attached two incline planes.

Day 6:We began making our lever.

Day 7:We finished the lever and started screw.

Day 8:We finished our screw and added rails to our incline planes.

Day 9:We attached our lever and put on a couple of pulleys.

Day 10:We added our rope to our pulleys and reinforced things.

Day 11:We made our wheel and axle.

Day 12:We attached our wheel and axle and made calculations.

Day 13:We added scissors and a hanging weight.

Day 14:We worked on our presentation.

Day 15:We finished our presentation and practiced.

Day 16:We tweaked our board and practiced for our presentation.