simple machines jeopardy! ms. drye’s 3 rd graders
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Simple Machine
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Ms. Drye’s 3rd Graders
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Levers & Levers & ScrewsScrews
Pulleys & Pulleys & Wh/AxleWh/Axle
Work/ Work/ Force/ Force/ MotionMotion
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Extra Extra ReviewReview
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Column 1, #1Column 1, #1
A lever is made up of a bar that turns on a fixed point called a _____.
fulcrum
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A ____ is a stiff bar that moves about a fixed point.
lever
Column 1, #3Column 1, #3
screw
A jar lid is a type of ______.
Column 1, #4Column 1, #4
List three examples of levers.
Correct answers include: seesaw, crowbar,
wheelbarrow, broom, rake, mop, pliers, catapult, scissor
handles
Column 1, #5Column 1, #5
Jar lid, screw, seat (stool), light bulb, C-clamp,
List 3 different types of screws.
Column 2, #1Column 2, #1
Flagpole, blinds
Give 2 examples of pulleys.
Column 2, #2Column 2, #2
Pulley.
This simple machine is made up of a rope or chain and a wheel
around which the rope fits.
Column 2, #3Column 2, #3
wheel
A wheel and axle is made up of a large ______ attached to a smaller wheel or rod.
Column 2, #4Column 2, #4
Car/scooter/skateboard wheels, doorknobs, roller skates
Give 3 examples of wheels and axles.
Column 2, #5Column 2, #5
What simple machines can lift heavy objects by changing the direction of the force?
pulley
Column 3, #1Column 3, #1
How do you know if work has been done?
If an object moves
Column 3, #2Column 3, #2
A force is a _____ or a _____.
push, pull
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What are you measuring when you trace and measure an object’s
position over time?
motion
Column 3, #4Column 3, #4
Shooting a basketball
Which is an example of work: carrying a basketball, or shooting a basketball?
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Straight, circular, curved, back and forth
Name 2 different motions an object could do.
Column 4, #1Column 4, #1
Wrapping an inclined plane around a pole makes a _______.
screw
Column 4, #2Column 4, #2
wedges
The blades of knives, axes, and scissors are all examples of
_______.
Column 4, #3Column 4, #3
inclined plane
A flat surface that has one end higher than the other is an ________ ______.
Column 4, #4Column 4, #4
Screw.
A spiral staircase is an example of this simple machine.
Column 4, #5Column 4, #5
force; farther
Even though it takes less ______ to move an object up a ramp, you have to push it _______. (THINK OF TWITCH!!!)
Column 5, #1Column 5, #1
Simple Machines make work __________.
easier
Column 5, #2Column 5, #2
What pulls an object down a ramp or hill?
gravity
Column 5, #3Column 5, #3
Lever, pulley, wheel & axle, inclined plane, screw, and
wedge.
List the six simple machines in any order.
Column 5, #4Column 5, #4
bike
Which object is a compound machine?
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Friction is a force that
____ ____ a moving object.
slows down