Motion and Design Vocabulary #2
Simple Machine - a tool that makes work easier: it has few or no moving parts
Screw - an incline plane that is wrapped around a pole: holds things together and can be used to lift materials
Wheel and axle - a simple machine made up of a wheel with a rod (axle) through its center that lifts or moves loads
Slope - a slanted surface
Lever - a simple machine made up of a stiff bar that rests on a middle support
Pulley - a simple machine that uses grooved wheels and rope to raise, lower, or move a load
Wedge - a simple machine that has at least one slanted side that ends in a sharp edge
Design - to imagine and create the best way to solve a problem
Simple Machine - a tool that makes work easier: it has few or no moving parts
Screw - an incline plane that is wrapped around a pole: holds things together and can be used to lift materials
Wheel and axle - a simple machine made up of a wheel with a rod (axle) through its center that lifts or moves loads
Slope - a slanted surface
Lever - a simple machine made up of a stiff bar that rests on a middle support
Pulley - a simple machine that uses grooved wheels and rope to raise, lower, or move a load
Wedge - a simple machine that has at least one slanted side that ends in a sharp edge
Design - to imagine and create the best way to solve a problem