Simple Machines in Ancient Times

People have used simple machines for thousands of

years. Levers, ramps, and pulleys were used in ancient
Egypt to build the Great Pyramids.
Native Americans who used spears to hunt were using
wedges.

In the third century BC, the Greek scientist

Archimedes invented a way to lift water, called the
Archimedes screw.

How Ancient Egyptians moved massive pyramid

stones?
The ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids may
have been able to move massive stone blocks across
the desert by wetting the sand in front of a contraption
built to pull the heavy objects, according to a new
study.
It seems that wetting Egyptian desert sand can reduce
the friction by quite a bit, which implies they needed
only half of the people to pull a sledge on wet sand,
compared to dry sand

ACTIVITY: Egyptian and Mayan Pyramids

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Read the book “Simple Machines and building the

Great Pyramid”
1)Write a short summary, 200 – 250 words. 2:00 pm
2) Write a paragraph about how you think Mayan
Pyramids were built. Do you think they used the same
process? If not, how do you think they made them?