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6 simple machines - Coggle Diagram
6 simple machines
Wedge
hit with a hammer
used to split material
force pushes the material apart
double incline plane
thinner at one end
earliest invented simple machine
invented by Homo Erectus
Lever
seesaw is an example
up and down
3 types of levers
Input force
Output force
Fulcrum
Pulley
wheel and rope
changes direction of a force
flag pole is an example
Inclined Plane
Ramp is an example
takes longer to go up
Easier to Use
not invented
Found in Nature
Wheel and Axle
Applied force makes wheel turn
Viewed as a lever that rotates around a center fulcrum
Ferris wheel is an example
Screw
inclined plane wrapped around a rod
force is produced by rotating
