Starter quiz
- Gears, levers and pulleys make it __________ to perform a task.
- easier ✓
- more difficult
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- Which simple machines are shown in this image?
- pulleys
- gears ✓
- levers
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- Which of these words is not associated with pulleys?
- rope
- wheel
- pivot ✓
- effort
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- What is the name given to the thing you try to move using simple machines?
- load ✓
- effort
- mass
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- Which of these images shows a correctly labelled simple machine?
- the pulley ✓
- the lever
- If the smaller gear is turned, how will this affect the speed and force of the larger gear?
- it will be slower and with less force
- it will be slower and with more force ✓
- it will be faster and with less force
- it will be faster and with more force
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Exit quiz
- Which statement is true about simple machines?
- They reduce the effort required to perform tasks. ✓
- They keep the effort the same required to perform tasks.
- They increase the effort required to perform tasks.
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- What is the name for a new machine that has not been made or used before?
- product
- invention ✓
- design
- mechanism
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- Which simple machine is shown in the image?
- wheel with axle
- pulley
- inclined plane
- wedge ✓
- screw
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- Which simple machine is shown in the image to help cars to board the ferry?
- wheel with axle
- pulley
- inclined plane ✓
- wedge
- screw
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- Which simple machine is shown in the image?
- wheel with axle ✓
- pulley
- inclined plane
- wedge
- screw
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- Match the simple machine to the task it makes easier.
- wedge⇔splitting materials ✓
- inclined plane⇔raising the height of a load without lifting ✓
- screw⇔joining materials together ✓
- wheel and axle⇔moving loads over surfaces or winding in rope ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Simple machines are useful because they make it easier for people to perform tasks beyond their normal capabilities.
- There are different types of simple machine: the wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, screw, wedge and lever.
- Inventions using simple machines help us in our everyday lives.
Common misconception
Machines all involve engines and need a power source.
Explicit teaching and explanation that simple machines do not often have moving parts and do not need a power source.
Keywords
Mechanism - A mechanism is something which performs a task.
Simple machine - A simple machine is something which performs a task and has no, or few, moving parts.
Inclined plane - An inclined plane is a simple machine. It is also called a ramp.
Invention - An invention is a process or machine that has not been created before.
Engineer - An engineer is a person who designs and builds things.
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