SIMPLE MACHINES ASSIGNMENT

DUE TO SHORTENED CLASS PERIODS, THE ASSIGNMENT WILL BE COMPLETED IN MICROSOFT WORD INSTEAD OF PUBLISHER.

 

USE ONLY THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT

YOU MUST USE AT LEAST THREE OF THE FOLLOWING SITES FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT

SIMPLE MACHINES INTERNET SITES

 

Type Your Name and Class Period Here

Name        Class Period
  1. Write a definition for simple machines.

 

 

  1. Name the two families of simple machines and list the three types of machines that are a part of each family.

 

 

  1. What is the equation for Work?

 

 

  1. How does a simple machine make work easier—name 2?

 

 

 

  1. After filling in the following information, answer this Essential Question about Simple Machines:  All of the simple machines make a task easier to complete, but by making the task easier; they all have a common “trade off.”  Explain what the “trade off” is?

 

 

Machine Type

Description and How it Would Help You do a Particular Task

Picture

Web Site Used

Examples of Machines of this Type

1.    Screw

 

 

 

 

2.    Wedge

 

 

 

 

3.    Pulley

a.     Type 1

b.    Type 2

c.     Type 3

 

 

 

 

4.    Incline Plane

 

 

 

 

5.    Wheel & Axel

 

 

 

 

6.    Lever

a.     Class 1

b.    Class 2

c.     Class 3