Students complete simple machine sentences and match each machine to its description. Part A has nine fill-in-the-blank problems about inclined planes, pulleys, and the fulcrum. Part B is a matching activity connecting the four machines — lever, inclined plane, wedge, and pulley — to their defining descriptions.
Matching descriptions rather than pictures deepens understanding of how each machine functions mechanically.
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Simple Machines
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A ramp is an example of an inclined plane.
2. A pulley changes the direction of a force using a rope and a grooved wheel.
3. The fixed point on which a lever turns is called the fulcrum.
4. A screw is really an inclined plane wrapped in a spiral shape.
5. A knife blade is an example of a wedge because it splits things apart.
6. A steering wheel is an example of a wheel and axle.
7. Simple machines reduce the amount of force needed to do work.
8. A wheelchair ramp makes it easier to move up by increasing the distance.
9. A bottle cap is removed by turning, which uses a screw simple machine.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Lever
→ Bar that turns on a fulcrum
Rope and wheel to lift loads
Inclined plane
→ Flat sloping surface
Bar that turns on a fulcrum
Wedge
→ Thin edge that splits things
Flat sloping surface
Pulley
→ Rope and wheel to lift loads
Thin edge that splits things
Simple Machines
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A ramp is an example of an inclined plane.
2) A pulley changes the direction of a force using a rope and a grooved wheel.
3) The fixed point on which a lever turns is called the fulcrum.
4) A screw is really an inclined plane wrapped in a spiral shape.
5) A knife blade is an example of a wedge because it splits things apart.
6) A steering wheel is an example of a wheel and axle.
7) Simple machines reduce the amount of force needed to do work.
8) A wheelchair ramp makes it easier to move up by increasing the distance.
9) A bottle cap is removed by turning, which uses a screw simple machine.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Lever
→ Bar that turns on a fulcrum
Rope and wheel to lift loads
Inclined plane
→ Flat sloping surface
Bar that turns on a fulcrum
Wedge
→ Thin edge that splits things
Flat sloping surface
Pulley
→ Rope and wheel to lift loads
Thin edge that splits things
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