Simple Machines and Mechanical Advantage

Think Simple Machines Aren't that Useful?

Check out this Simple Machine!

Applets - Internet Labs

Pulleys

Gears - Click "random"; put in a number of gears; click "go"; watch the speeds of the gears in relation to their sizes.

Vocab for Chapter 4 no 2 - (Matching) - Levers

Vocab for Chapter 4 no 1 - (Matching) - Mechanical Advantage

Forces and Distances (Multiple Choice) - learn to tell the difference between Input and Output Force and Distance of Effort and Distance of Resistance. If you can do this, the rest is easy.

Identifying Simple Machines (Matching)

Understanding Mechanical Advantage (Multiple Choice)

Mechanical Advantage Problems (Multiple Choice) - be sure you have done the Force and Distance exercise first.

Lever Basics (Multiple Choice)

Classes of Levers (Multiple Choice)

Pulley Basics (Multiple Choice)