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Good day everyone.

I'm ______________ from __ (school)_________


I have no classes today, and what is my favorite thing to do when
I have no classes?
Yes. Doing some chores to help my mother.

Doing things at home is easy because there are things we can


use to speed up what we do.
Do you know what I'm talking about?
You're right! A machine.
A machine is a device that helps us to do work more quickly and
efficiently.
It is designed to make work easier by changing the size or
direction of a force.
It has some moving parts and can combine to form compound
machines.

(Scenario: in the kitchen)


I am going to make a sandwich for breakfast.

First, prepare the vegetables that we want to add to our


sandwich. Rinse all vegetables with clean water and dry them with
a paper towel. (demonstrate proper washing of vegetable in
front of the faucet)
So easy to wash all of these because we just have to put it on our
faucet.
wheel The faucet handle is an example of a wheel and axle. The round
faucet knob is a wheel and under the knob lies a shaft or axle).
The knob is connected to the shaft. The shaft help us turn the

water on and off.

A wheel and axle is a simple machine made up of two cylinders


that turn on the same axis.

In slicing, we are going try to use this, a pizza cutter. Although it is


used most of the time to cut pizza let’s
use it to see if we can cut this tomato.This pizza cutter is also an
example of wheel and axle.

This is a pizza cutter, we can also use this in


cutting our tomato (sliced tomato using a pizza cutter).A larger
wheel turns on the smaller wheel, or axle.
A small force is used to turn the large wheel, which makes work
easier. That’s exactly what the simple machine are doing, it
makes our work easier.

This makes cutting much more effortless.

(Get the knife) This time let’s cut other vegetable (lettuce) using
this too. (show a knife)
Did you know what simple machines is it? It is a wedge.
A wedge is wider or thicker at one end than at the other. It is
used to cut, split, or pry apart objects. Pushing the wedge in one
direction creates a force in a sideways direction.

Next, take out two slices of your favorite bread.


Open the jar of your favorite spread. Insert a spreading knife
into the jar and load the desired amount of spread (like
mayonnaise) onto the knife. (Pause) The lid of this jar is a simple
machine. (focus

on the lid of the jar ) Look at it. It is a screw. A


screw is special inclined plane that is wrapped around a
cylinder. When turned, a small force is applied over the long
distance of the threads of the screws.

The next step is to choose your favorite meat(s) and place it onto
one of the pieces of bread on the side with the condiment. I can
do that without touching the meat directly using tongs

Tong is a lever, A lever is simply a plank or ridged beam that is


free to rotate on a pivot. It is perfect for lifting or moving heavy
things. It is a useful simple machine, and you can find them
everywhere. Levers are often used to help lift objects.
The fixed point a lever moves on is called the fulcrum.
The fulcrum can be on either end of the lever or in the middle.

Levers have four essential parts — the


Effort
bar or beam, the fulcrum (the pivot or
fulcrum
the turning point), effort (or force), and the load.

Load

The parts of the lever are sometimes in different arrangements.


The load (L), fulcrum (F), and effort (E) may be at different places
on the plank.

Class One Lever


In this class, the Fulcrum is between the Effort and the Load. The
mechanical advantage is more if the Load is closer to the
fulcrum. Examples of Class One Levers include seesaws, boat
oars, and crowbars.

Class Two Lever


In this class, the Load is between the Effort and the Fulcrum. The
mechanical advantage is more if the load is closer to the fulcrum.
Examples of Class Two Levers include wheelbarrows.
Class Three Lever
In this class, the Effort is between the Load and the Fulcrum. The
mechanical advantage is more if the effort is closer to the load.
An example of a Class Three Lever is a garden shovel.

(scene: near the ladder)


Now I am going to bring this sandwich (holding sandwich in plate)
which I prepare for my mother.
I am going up. And oppss!! there’s another simple machine, the
ladder.
The ladder is an inclined plane.
An plane is a flat surface and inclined is a slope so an inclined
plane is a flat surface where one end is higher than the other.
The ladder helps us to go up at a higher level and in going down
easily.

An inclined plane also helps people move loads. A load is


whatever needs to be lifted.
A ramp is also an example of an inclined plane. It helps people, to
go up gradually much easier.
The last but not the least type of simple machine is a pulley.
A pulley is a simple machine that makes it easier to lift heavy
objects . A pulley is a simple machine made up of a rope fitted
around the rim of a fixed wheel.
Some pulleys increase the force that is used on them.
Some pulleys change the direction of
the force.

How
do
simple machines help people do work??

Simple machines allow people to do work with less force.


Science is cool and it is everywhere we just have to learn to see
it.

Include this reference at the last part of the video.

References:
Simple machines
https://byjus.com/physics/simple-machines/#what-is-a-simple-
machine
6 simple machines: Making work easier
by Jim Lucas, Scott Dutfield last updated February 08, 2022
https://www.livescience.com/49106-simple-machines.html
Read About Simple Machines
https://www.generationgenius.com/simple-machines-reading-
material/

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