Simple Machines

Simple machines make work easier by

changing:

1. the size (amount) of effort.

2. the direction of effort.

*Simple machines have few or no moving parts.

 The 6 Simple Machines

Inclined Plane Screw Wedge

Pulley Wheel and Axle

Lever
 Lever –made of a board or bar
set on top of a fulcrum. It is used
to lift weight.

*There are 3 types of levers.

First Class Lever

Fulcrum is between E (effort) and R (load)

Effort moves farther than Resistance.
 First Class Lever
.
– Common examples
of first-class
levers include
crowbars, scissors,
pliers, tin snips and
seesaws.
Second Class Lever

R (load) is between fulcrum and E (effort).

Effort moves farther than Resistance.
 Second Class Lever
• Examples of
second-class
levers include
nut crackers,
wheel barrows,
doors, and
bottle openers.
Third Class Lever

E (effort) is between fulcrum and R (load) .

Resistance moves farther than Effort.
 Third Class Lever
• Examples of
third-class
levers include
tweezers, arm
hammers, and
shovels.
 Inclined Plane – a slanted
surface to make lifting easier
Example: ramp, stairs
 Wedge – two inclined planes
together used to raise an object
or split an object.
Example: knife, door wedge, ax
 Screw – an inclined plane
wrapped around a pole or shaft
that is used to hold materials
together or drill holes.
Example: drill bit, screws
Wheel and Axel – a wheel that
turns on a post to help move
things quickly and easily
Example: steering wheel,
doorknob, screwdriver
Pulley – made of rope and string
wound around a reel to change
the direction of a force.
Example : flagpole, clothesline,
cranes, fishing reel