The Six Simple Machines
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- THE SIXSimple Machines
- My name is Clicker Clarence! Here, is a lever. It's a pair of scissors! This Simple Machine is both a lever AND a wedge! Fascinating! A Lever is a bar or switch used to pry or crush or activate something. It a fulcrum, load and effort.
- My name is Redhead Bozo, and you're looking at a pulley! A Pulley consists of a wheel and axle and a rope. It will lift things. Look! It's lifting T.Rex!
- My name is Crazy Buffalo, and i'll be teaching you about wedges. In fact, this axe i'm holding right now is a wedge! I'm using it to cut down trees. A Wedge is formed by a triangle, or two inclined planes. The force when used breaks something in two.
- Hi, my name is Lance Schmafeurr, and here I will be showing you some Wheel & Axles. See those cars passing by? Their Wheels are Wheels and axles. Wheels and axles consist of a round disk, with a rod in the middle.
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- My name is Dilling O'Hamilton, and i'll be showing you a screw. Well, i'm about to use this screwdriver to screw those screws in to fasten it to the sign. Well, my screwdriver has threads which the screws have as well, and when you spin them, it fastens into the wood/
- My name is Paul McLester, and i'll be teaching you about the last type of simple machine: The Inclined Plane. This slide I am sliding on is one itself! An Inclined Plane is a slanted surface which makes work easier by making you have to go up or down less perilous paths, but also have to cover more distance. This is called a Mechanical Advantage. Imagine a mountain. The trail is an Inclined Plane! It takes a longer distance to get to the top of the mountain, but is easier compared to climbing up.
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