PRACTICAL AND SAFE

USES OF SIMPLE
MACHINES
Simple Machines
 Simple Machines

Simple machines are

machines that have been
used since ancient
times. These have been
developed to make work
lighter and less difficult.
 Six Different
Simple Machines
The six simple machines
are the wedge, screw,
lever, pulley, inclined plane
and work easier and have
few or no moving parts.
 Inclined Plane Wedge

simplest of the simple machines. It is a It may be the original simple machine. It’s
fancy name for a flat, sloping surface. mainly used for spliting or separating

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The most obvious example is a ramp. If
you need to lift a heavy load to a higher
level, the inclined plane can help.
2 things. Think of the head of an axe.
Thwack! Youjust divided that log in two.
Imagine doing that with your bare hands!

Screw

It doesn’t look much like a machine. But

it’s actually one of the coolest machines
around. A screw transforms energy from
3 turning (rotational energy) into up-and-
down energy. So by turning a screw you
can lift things up push things down, and
hold things together.
 Wheel and Axle Lever

The wheel and axle are everywhere you It is a straight bar on a rod that turns on a
turn: Ferris wheels, doorknobs, pivot point, or fulcrum. You can use

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screwdrivers, bike wheels and gears,
skateboards, and more. It can be used to 5 levers to lift heavy loads, pry things (like
cans of paint) open, and hurl projectiles.
push and pull heavy loads in everything
from wagons to semitrucks.

Pulley

It is a wheel with a groove in the rim in

which you can place a cable, chain, cord,
belt or rope. You can use a simple pulley
6 to lift an object to a place you can’t
reach, such as raising a flag to the top of
a flagpole or a sail on a boat. You can lift
a heavy load by using your body weight
to pull down on the rope.
When using the simple machines, you must
practice precautionary measures to avoid accident.

Some products have safety symbols used to give

precautions on the danger when the product is not used
properly. Moreover, there are also symbols on highways
and streets that must be observed for safety purposes.
These symbols must be understood and be followed to
avoid accidents. The symbol shown in the left side for
instance means that the road is slippery for vehicles with
tires or wheels.
 Safety with Sharp
Objects
2. Choose tools of the
1. Use sharp tools right size for your
under adult hands. Toolsthat are
supervision. Ask for too large for your
help when having hands can slip while in
difficulty in using. use and will cause
danger.

3. When using sharp 4. Keep, clean, and

tools, give your full return sharp tools to
attention to what you their proper places or
are doing. Make sure storage. Do not leave
that you have good. tools scattered around
lighting so you can your house.
clearly see the tools
and your hands.
 Safety on Ramps

1. Look out for and 2. Hold on the 3. Do not run down or 4. Be extra careful in
avoid slippery spots. handrails. race on ramps. bringing down
patients on
wheelchair, baby on
strollers, or grocery
carts.
 Safety on Pulley

1. Check the ropes if at 2. Make sure that the

the right gauge (thick knots are tied
enough) and are in correctly. If not sure,
good condition (not have it checked by
yet brittleor frayed). experts.

3. If you like doing 4. Have safety nets

activities like ziplining and back-up ropes in
or wall climbing, check case the main
the reputation of the supporting rope
place, competence of snaps.
attendants, and
durability of facilities
before you do the ride.
 Remember This!
Simple machines help
Simple machines are
us lift, pull, change the
simple tools that make
direction of the force,
work easier and faster.
split, cut or fasten
things.
We all use simple machines
everyday: to open a door, to
turn on the water faucet, to
tie up our shoelaces, to go
up or down a flight of stairs,
or even just to eat.

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Simple machines can
be categorized as:
inclined plane, lever,
pulley, screw, wedge,
and wheel and axle.
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When using the simple
machines, you must
practice precautionary
measures to avoid
accident.
Thank you for
listening