Simple Machines Quiz

On Tuesday, November 19, we will be having a Simple Machines Quiz. We have reviewed in class what will be on the quiz. For extra practice, students are encouraged to play the games posted previously on our blog (click here). 

For the upcoming quiz on Simple Machines, students need to be able to:

• Name the 6 different simple machines and provide examples of each (Lever, Wheel and Axel, Pulley, Incline Plane, Wedge, Screw)
• Understand that we could group those 6 machines into two groups: Levers and Inclined Planes because wheels and pulleys are levers and wedges and screws are inclined planes
• Label where the load, fulcrum, and effort are in various levers (1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd class)
• Understand and explain that by moving the fulcrum in a lever, the amount of force needed will be different to move the load, and the distance the load travels will be different
• Understand and explain that in incline planes, the smaller (gentler) the slope, the longer it will take to get between the two heights but the less work you’ll need, and vice versa
• Understand and explain that if you turn one gear in one direction, the gear beside it will turn in the opposite direction; predict which way a gear in a gear train will turn
• Design a machine that solves a problem and label the different simple machines that are a part of it

Here are some Science vocabulary words we brainstormed as a class that might be helpful to use in our explanations: force, levers: fulcrum, load, effort; gears: teeth, mesh, driver, driven gears; incline plane: slope; wedge; screw; pulley: fixed, moveable, compound; wheel and axel: friction, rollers.

If you have any questions about the expectations, please email Ms Elder.