Lift
Hello,
My name is Lift because I lift things. I use simple machines to help me move and lift things. I use simple machines when I work.
My name is Lift because I lift things. I use simple machines to help me move and lift things. I use simple machines when I work.
This is the racing ramp. There are two lanes. If a road goes up or down an inclined plane.
This is a catapult. A catapult uses a lever to throw things.
This student's catapult was used to throw a practice golf ball.
This student's catapult was used to throw a practice golf ball.
Lever
Buttress
Six Kinds of Simple Machines
I have six wheels attached to my three axles. A wheel attached to an axle is a simple machine. I use my wheels attached to my axles to move heavy loads.
Wheel
Axle
A wheel attached to an axle can raise a heavy castle door. The castle door is a ramp. A ramp is an inclined plane. This is a good example of two simple machines working together.
Simple Machine Number One
The Wheel and Axle
The Wheel and Axle
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Wheel
Axle
Simple Machine Number Two The Inclined Plane or Ramp
Simple Machine Number Three
The Lever
The Lever
Simple Machine Number Four
The Wedge
The Wedge
The wedge is a very old simple machine. A long time ago, in construction, it was used used break a stone. The stones could be used to make a house or a wall for a fort.
Sometimes a piece of wood was tied to the wedge so that it could be used to break big bones. The inside of the bones could be eaten.
The wedge can used as a tool like the chisel or knife.
A wedge can also be used to lift an object or hold an object in place.
Sometimes a piece of wood was tied to the wedge so that it could be used to break big bones. The inside of the bones could be eaten.
The wedge can used as a tool like the chisel or knife.
A wedge can also be used to lift an object or hold an object in place.
Simple Machine Number Five
The Screw
The Screw
A screw is a fastener. A fastener is something that joins things together. Most of the time screws are made of metal. They can also be made from wood or plastic.
The great thing about a screw is that a screw can be pushed into a piece of wood by turning it and pressing down on the head with a screw driver.
The great thing about a screw is that a screw can be pushed into a piece of wood by turning it and pressing down on the head with a screw driver.
Wheel
Axle
Fling the small ball into the garbage can contest.