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Simple Machines Project

This document provides information about simple machines including lever, pulley, wheel and axle, screw, inclined plane, wedge, and compound machines. It instructs students to research each simple machine, describing what it is and how it works, and drawing a labeled diagram. It then asks students to design a compound machine that combines at least two simple machines, and create an advertisement for their invention.

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Simple Machines Project

This document provides information about simple machines including lever, pulley, wheel and axle, screw, inclined plane, wedge, and compound machines. It instructs students to research each simple machine, describing what it is and how it works, and drawing a labeled diagram. It then asks students to design a compound machine that combines at least two simple machines, and create an advertisement for their invention.

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Simple Machines Project

Name: _______________________________________________

Research

o Explain how the machine works. Be sure that you include if it uses force, friction,
motion, or gravity

Lever

What is it?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

How does it work?

____________________________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________________________

Parts? Draw a diagram and label it

Created  by  the  Elementary  Library  Team  2014-­‐2015  


Pulley

What is it?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

How does it work?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Parts? Draw a diagram and label it

Wheel and Axel

What is it?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Created  by  the  Elementary  Library  Team  2014-­‐2015  


How does it work?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Parts? Draw a diagram and label it

Screw

What is it?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

How does it work?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Created  by  the  Elementary  Library  Team  2014-­‐2015  


Parts? Draw a diagram and label it

Incline Plane

What is it?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

How does it work?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Parts? Draw a diagram and label it

Created  by  the  Elementary  Library  Team  2014-­‐2015  


Wedge

What is it?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

How does it work?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Parts? Draw a diagram and label it

Compound Machine

What is it?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Created  by  the  Elementary  Library  Team  2014-­‐2015  


Design a Compound Machine

Inventors make machines to make work easier. Before they could invent something, they
noticed there was a problem or situation that needed to be made easier. Maybe even a
machine that needs to be remodeled.

Your assignment is to design a compound machine that includes at least 2 simple machines.
The compound machine may have more than one functional piece.

To get started, ask yourself the following:

1. Someone should invent something to...


2. What kind of invention might solve this problem?
3. How could a simple machine(s) be a part of the invention?
4. You may also search the Internet or ask others to generate ideas.

Requirements:

• You may actually build a 3-dimensial model of your compound machine or illustrate it
on paper.
o The 3-dimensial model should be no larger than a model that will fit in a shirt
box.
o You may use clay, Lego’s, straws, popsicle sticks, cardboard, etc.
• You will then create an advertisement that would generate interest in your invention.
This can be a video (using camera and iMovie) or print advertisement (using Pages or
Microsoft Word).
o You will need to include the following 4 pieces of information on your
advertisement:
1. Name of the invention
2. Describe the purpose of the invention
3. How the invention works (directions)
• Be able to explain to your peers how you came up with the idea and what
problem you wanted to solve.

4. You will need to identify the simple machines used.


Explain the role of each simple machine that will make “work” easier.

o If your invention is working, demonstrate how the compound machine works.

Created  by  the  Elementary  Library  Team  2014-­‐2015  

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