The Learning Log for Simple Machines
 

My name:______________________________

Go to http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/simple/index.htm Click on Investigate the facts. Each question comes from a different simple machine description.

1. What is another name for an inclined plane?

2. A wedge helps you push things _______________.

3. The wider the thread of a screw, the __________________ it is to turn.

 
4. Just about anything that has a ___________________ has a lever attached.

5. Generally speaking, the bigger the wheel, the ___________________ it is to make something roll.

6. Pulling down feels easier because your are working with the force of _____________________.

 Go to http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html

7. What are bevel gears?

 Go to http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/glossary.htm

8. What is the definition of a simple machine?

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