Simple Machines

By Destinie, Nick, and Lexi

This simple machine is an inclined plane. This real world example is a ramp. The ramp is a slopping surface used to roll something smoothly.

This simple machine is a lever. A lever is a stiff bar that rests on a support. This real world example is a child's seesaw. The seats on the long board allows kids to balance each others weight up and down using a fulcrum.

This simple machine is a pulley. A pulley is a wheel and axle with rope or chain attached. This real world example is a light bulb switch it makes the light bulb come on so that you can see light.

This simple machine is a wedge. A wedge….. This real world example is a nail clipper which uses two sharp points the front of the nail clipper to drive into your nail and cut it. A wedge is a an object with a slanting side.

This simple machine is a screw. This real world example shows a light bulb at the bottom of a light bulb is a screw. This part of the light bulb makes it easy to attach it to a socket so that electricity can flow through to make light.

This simple machine is a wheel and axle. A wheel an axle is a wheel with a rod . A wheel barrow is a real world example. It makes life easier by the wheel and axle part letting you roll something around. The reason you put wheels on a wheel borrow is because it is able to roll what ever you put inside around smoothly.