Simple Machine Drawlings..(:

In class we had to draw a pictures tht included three of the simple machines. The three machines are Wheel and Axle, Pully, and a Lever.

For the Pully i drew
an elevator. The load is the person being lifted and the effort is the little monster that is pulling him up. The fulcrum is the axle on the pully.

For the diagram of a Lever, i drew a picture of a teeter totter. The load is the girl that is being lifted and the effort is the weight on the other end. The fulcrum is the triangular base that the teeter totter is resting on.

For my wheel and Axle picture i just kept it simple and drew an actual wheel and axle. The load is the thing that the wheel is attached to and the effort is what's making the wheel rotate. The fulcrum is the axle, or rod, that the wheel spins on.

We watched the other half of a video that had the other three simple machines. We took notes and then our teachers asked us to draw pictures of a Wedge, Screw, and Inclined Plane.

For my example of an Inclined Plane i drew a ramp. When using a ramp the load is the person walking up the ramp and the effort is the ramp itself.

I drew a picture of a shark attacking a boat for my example of a wedge. The load would be the boat that the shark is biting into and the teeth of the shark are the effort. There is no fulcrum in my picture.

I just drew a picture of a screw for my diagram of a Screw. On a screw the effort is what's screwing the screw into something. The load is the piece of wood that it's screwing into.