What is a Machine?

Materials Machine Product

Input Object Output
 What is a Machine?
Example - TV

Electricity TV Picture
Signal Sound
Input Object Output
 What is a Machine?
Simple Machine

Simple
Force Machine Force
Input Object Output
 Forces
What is a Force?
Push or Pull

What does it do?

Causes Motion

How do we describe it?

Size (magnitude)
Direction
Why do we use simple machines?

• To make life easier!

• Simple Machines change forces:

change the direction
change the size
change both
What are the 6 simple machines?

• Inclined Plane
Wedge
Screw
• Lever
• Wheel and Axle
Pulley
How do simple machines work?

Conserve Energy

Applied Resultant
Force x Distance = Force x Distance

force x Distance = Force x Distance

Incline Plane

Change Force Direction

Change Force Size
Wedge

Change Force Direction

Change Force Size
 Screw

Change Force Direction

Change Force Size

 Lever

Change Force Direction

Change Force Size

Resulting Force X Distance = Applied Force X Distance
 Wheel and Axle

Same Direction
Change Force Size
Resultant Force X Wheel Radius = Applied Force X Axle Radius
 Gears

Change Force Direction

Change Force Size
 Pulley

Change Force Direction

Same Force Size

 Scavenger Hunt

Find the Simple Machines

In Your Classroom
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