Les machines simples
UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS-MOVEMENT

Overall Expectations
  • Movement is a change in position of an object
  • Simple machines help objects to move
  • Simple machines make life easier and/or more enjoyable for humans
Specific Expectations
  • Describe ways in which objects move (turning, spinning, swinging, bouncing, rolling)
  • Identify ways in which the position of an object can be changed (pushing, pulling, dropping)
  • Identify the six types of simple machines and give an example of each
  • Describe ways in which each simple machine is used in daily life to make tasks easy
  • Describe how each type of simple machine allows humans to move objects with less force than otherwise would be needed

Simple Machines
  • Lever-un levier
  • Inclined plane-un plan incliné
  • Wheel and axle-une roue et axe
  • Wedge-un coin
  • Screw-une vis
  • Pulley-une poulie

Movement Verbs
  • Pull-tirer
  • Push-pousser
  • Turn-tourner
  • Bounce-rebondir
  • Go up-monter
  • Go down-descendre
  • Slide-glisser
  • Lift-soulever
  • Swing-balancer

Parts of Lever
  • Effort-l’effort
  • Load- la charge
  • Fulcrum (le pivot)

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