Name _____________________________________________________
Identify and Describe Simple Machines
Directions: Part I: Label the simple machine by telling what kind of simple machine it
is. There might be more than one example of each type of simple machine.
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5. __________________________
2. ________________________________
6. __________________________
3. ________________________________
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8. _________________________
4. ________________________________
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Name______________________________________________________________
Part II: Identify all the examples of the simple machines in each category.
1. Can you name all the screws?
remote control
meat grinder
submarine hatch
screw lid jar
drills
machine screws
swivel piano stool
roller coaster
table
2. Can you name all the inclined planes?
roller coaster
chisels
hill with cable car
bath tub
car ramps
flagpole pulley
boat propeller
scissors
dump truck
3. Can you name all the Wheel and Axles?
pencil sharpener
baseball bat
windmill
casters
pins
roller skates
door knobs
bicycle
record player
rolling pin
fan
fork
4. Can you name all the wedges?
floor nail
window
blinds
pins
shark tooth chisels
sledge hammer
baseball bat old knitting needles
5. Can you name all the levers?
bath tub
toilet flusher
stapler
fork
crowbar
spatula
school chair
teeter-totter
dump truck
rake
6. Can you name all the pulleys?
keyboard
rock climber pulleys
steam shovel
clock
clothesline pulley
flagpole pulley
winch
rake
window blinds
Name _______________________________________________________________
Part III: List at least three examples or uses of each type of simple machine.
1. inclined plane ______________________________________________________
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2. screw _____________________________________________________________
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3. lever _______________________________________________________________
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4. pulley ______________________________________________________________
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5. wheel and axle _______________________________________________________
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6. gear ________________________________________________________________
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7. wedge ______________________________________________________________
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