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    Simple Machines Foldable PPT 10-24-12

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    The document discusses simple machines and how they make work easier. It defines a machine as any device that lets you do work in an easier or better way. Simple machines change the amount of force needed, the distance force is applied over, or the direction of the force. The six basic simple machines are the inclined plane, wedge, screw, lever, wheel and axle, and pulley. Compound machines are combinations of two or more simple machines.

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    The document discusses simple machines and how they make work easier. It defines a machine as any device that lets you do work in an easier or better way. Simple machines change the amount of force needed, the distance force is applied over, or the direction of the force. The six basic simple machines are the inclined plane, wedge, screw, lever, wheel and axle, and pulley. Compound machines are combinations of two or more simple machines.

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    The document discusses simple machines and how they make work easier. It defines a machine as any device that lets you do work in an easier or better way. Simple machines change the amount of force needed, the distance force is applied over, or the direction of the force. The six basic simple machines are the inclined plane, wedge, screw, lever, wheel and axle, and pulley. Compound machines are combinations of two or more simple machines.

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    Simple Machines Foldable PPT 10-24-12

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    The document discusses simple machines and how they make work easier. It defines a machine as any device that lets you do work in an easier or better way. Simple machines change the amount of force needed, the distance force is applied over, or the direction of the force. The six basic simple machines are the inclined plane, wedge, screw, lever, wheel and axle, and pulley. Compound machines are combinations of two or more simple machines.

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    (Making work easier…phew!

    )
    Simple Machines Foldable

    • Use the
    directions to
    complete
    your
    foldable.
    • Then flip to
    the back to
    finish your
    notes.
    What are MACHINES?
    • Most people think of complex, technical,
    or electronic gadgets with motors…, but
    machines can be much SIMPLER.
    • A machine is any device that lets you
    do WORK in an EASIER or BETTER
    way.

    • Basically:
    Simple machines make work EASIER.
    How do machines do work?

    • Machines make work easier by changing


    3 things about the FORCE you exert to
    do work:
     AMOUNT OF FORCE you exert
     DISTANCE over which you exert
    force
     DIRECTION in which you exert force
    What are SIMPLE MACHINES?
    • There are only 6 basic simple
    machines that make work easier:

    • Inclined Plane
    • Wedge
    • Screw
    • Lever
    • Wheel & Axle
    • Pulley
    WORK & SIMPLE MACHINES
    • Simple machines DON’T change the
    amount of WORK done!
    (They change the size, distance or
    direction of your FORCE!)

    WORK IN = WORK OUT*

    (*usually machines lose a bit of work


    due to FRICTION…)
    INCLINED PLANE
    • An inclined plane is a flat, sloped surface.
    It connects a lower level to a higher level.
    • You use less force over a longer distance
    to raise a load to a higher level.

    Input Force

    Output
    Force
    INCLINED PLANE:
    Examples
    • Ramps (Boat ramps, wheelchair ramps)
    • Ladders/Stairs
    LEVER

    • A lever is a bar that pivots or rotates


    on a point (called a fulcrum).
    • Levers may change the size, distance
    or direction of the force.
    LEVERS:
    Examples & Uses
    • First Class Levers:
    – Scissors, See-saws, Pliers

    • Second Class Levers:


    – Staplers, Nutcrackers,
    Wheelbarrows

    • Third Class Levers


    – Shovels, baseball bats, tweezers
    PULLEY
    • A pulley is a grooved wheel with a rope,
    used to raise/lower/move a load.
    • Pulley systems change the direction
    and/or decrease the input force so you
    can move heavier loads.
    Output Input
    Output Force Force
    Input
    Force Force
    PULLEY:
    Examples & Uses
    • Cranes
    • Raising a flag on a pole
    • Window Blinds
    • Raising a sail on a boat
    • Clothesline
    WEDGE

    • A wedge has slanting slides that meet at


    an edge – it splits material apart.
    • It changes force in one direction into a
    splitting force that acts at right angles
    to the blade.
    Input Force

    Output Force Output Force


    WEDGE:
    Examples & Uses
    • Ax, Knife, etc.
    • Zippers

    • Used in all cutting machines (to split


    materials apart)
    WHEEL & AXLE

    • The wheel is locked to the central axle –


    when one turns, so does the other one.
    • A short powerful force at the axle, will move the
    wheel’s edge a long distance.
    • A long motion at edge of wheel, moves the axle
    with great force.
    Input Output
    Force Force

    Output Input
    Force Force
    WHEEL & AXLE:
    Examples & Uses
    • Screwdriver
    • Windmill
    • Cars/Bicycles
    • Rolling Pin
    • Door Knob
    • Fan
    SCREW

    • A screw has a “thread” or “groove”


    wrapped around a central cylinder.
    • While turning, it converts a twisting
    force into a forward or backward force.

    Output
    Force Input
    Force
    SCREW:
    Examples & Uses
    • Screws can holds things together or
    lift materials.
    • Screws
    • Screw top lids for jars/bottles
    • Light bulb
    • Swivel stools/chairs
    Simple Machine Review!
    Write the name of the type of simple machine next to the picture on
    the back of your foldable.
    COMPOUND MACHINES
    • Compound Machines – are made of combinations of two or
    more simple machines.
    Machines make work easier by
    changing 3 things about the FORCE:

    • The amount of force

    • The distance of the force

    • The direction of the force


    Machines make work easier by
    changing 3 things about the FORCE:

    • The amount of force


    (eg. A ramp lets you lift a heavy object
    with LESS force)
    Machines make work easier by
    changing 3 things about the FORCE:

    • The distance of the force


    (eg. A baseball bat lets you move your
    arms a short distance, but move the
    end of the bat a large distance).
    Machines make work easier by
    changing 3 things about the FORCE:

    • The direction of the force


    (eg. The pulley on a set of window blinds
    lets you move the blinds UP with a
    DOWNWARD pull.

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