SIMPLE MACHINES

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STATE STANDARDGLE 0507.T/E.3 Identify appropriate materials, tools, and machines that can extend or enhance the ability to solve a specified problem.

Objective:Students will learn the six simple machines and their uses.

Students will be able to spot simple machines in their everyday life and determine their best uses.

SPI 0507.T/E.1 Select a tool, technology, or invention that was used to solve a human problem.

TECHNOLOGY STANDARDStandard 3.0Students will use technology productivity tools.3.1Students will use technology tools to enhance learning increase

productivity, and promote creativity.Accomplishments5.3.1. Students will use technology tools to enhance learning,

increase productivity, and promote creativity.a. Use subject specific information gathered through technology

resources for a variety of curriculum subjects.c. Use simulation software and tutorial software to assist with

learning.d. Use online help and documentation (help buttons/menus/guides,

readme files, Ask an Expert web sites, electronic tech support).

I CAN STATEMENTI can identify different simple machines

and their usesI can pair appropriate simple machines to

real life situations I can use technology to enhance my

learning

1. Take four(4) sheets of paper and fold into a flipbook

2. Label the front of flipbook “Simple Machines”, include name and date, and on the inside of the flap include a definition of simple machines

3. Label each flap with the six(6) simple machines; the last flab will be labeled “notes” for any additional information found or provided for students

4. Inside the flap, illustrate and define each simple machine. Also include at least 2 examples of each simple machine seen or used in everyday life

SIMPLE MACHINE FLIPBOOK

*Students please use the flipbook as a graphic organizer to take notes on the following topic

WHAT IS A SIMPLE MACHINE?• A simple machine can be defined as the simplest mechanisms that

provide mechanical advantage. • There are six simple machines:

1.Pulleys2.Levers3.Wedges4.Wheels5.Inclined Planes6.Screws

A simple machine that uses grooved wheels and a rope to raise, lower or move a load.

PULLEY

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LEVER

A stiff bar

that res

ts on

a su

pport ca

lled a

fulcrum w

hich

lifts o

r mov

es lo

ads. 

An object with at least one slanting side ending in a sharp edge, which may cut material apart.

WEDGE

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WHEEL & AXEL

A whee

l with

a rod, c

alled

an ax

le, th

rough its

center

lifts

or mov

es lo

ads.

INCLINED PLANEA slanting surface connecting a lower level to a higher level.

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SCREW

An incli

ned plan

e wrap

ped ar

ound a pole

which

holds

things tog

ether

or lift

s mate

rials.

ADDITIONAL

VOCABULARY

• Mechanical Advantage- the number of times a machine multiplies your effort force.

• Fulcrum- The point on which a lever rests or is supported.

• Force - Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

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REFERENCEhttp://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htmPhotos from Google Imageshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_machinehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grWIC9VsFY4