Description
Simple machines are all around and make many of the jobs we do easier. Investigate the six simple machines and how they help you work. Discover how they reduce the amount of force we use or can change the direction of the force. See how they are used by themselves or as parts of more complicated machines
Georgia Standards:
Student consistently and independently:
3.5.B.1 Defines force as a push or pull.
3.5.B.2. Demonstrates that the way to cause an object to move, or to change an objects motion, is with a push or pull.
3.5.B.3 Understands that larger forces are required to cause larger masses to move or to change their direction.
3.5.B.4 Describes changes in motion caused by applying forces.
3.5.B.5 Describes simple machines including:
-lever
-wheels
-pulleys
-inclined planes
-screw
-wedge
3.5.B.6 Recognizes that simple machines help people to do tasks more easily.
3.5.B.7 Recognizes examples of simple machines.
3.5.B.8 Identifies the most appropriate machines to do a familiar task.
3.5.B.9 Describes tools that act as simple machines to perform familiar tasks.
3.5.B.10 Locates and identifies simple machines in familiar enviroments.