Blog #5 Simple Machines at home

Simple machines are aweome tools we use to make work easier. You can fine simple machines anywhere. You see them everyday in your home you just might not realize it. So i will show you some exmples.


This picture was taken in my sisters room by her window. The simple machine in this is the tring that pulls the blind up and down also knows as a pulley. A pulley is used to lift things by a rope or a chain pulley's make the work esier by using wheels.

This picture was taken on my stairs. The simple machine in this is the whole stair case because it is also and iclined plane. An inclied plane makes work easier by breaking upward, or downward movement into smaller more comfortanle increments.


This picture was taken in my garage by dad's car. The simple machine that is involved with his car would be the tire. Also known as the wheel and axle. Wheel and axles make things easier by being able to turn things to open doors, or even operate cars.

The simple maching in my hand is a screw. You can find these almost anywhere in tool boxes, or on a playground. The scre makes things easier by using a small rotational to large drving forces.




This simple machine is a wedge, also knows as a knife. You can find wedges in kitchens or in the gardening shed. A wedge makes work esier by breaking two jobs into smaller parts. Makes the effort needed less, and maks the load easier to move.

I am holding a hammer. A hammer is also know as lever. You can find this in a toolbox. A lever makes work easier by prying things open of like lifting things.

Inclined Plane, Screw, Wedge

The inclined plane i used was a hill going up a hill. An inclined plane is used to make work easier by breaking upward, or downward movement into smaller more comfortable increments. There is a slop on a flat surface. Examples of an inclined plane would be a ramp, slides, stairs, even hills. The load in my inclined plane is the car itsself, and the effort is the engine inside the car.

For my wedge i used an axe and a peice of wood. Breaks jobs into smaller parts to make the effort needed less, wich makes the load easier. It is two inclined planes placed back to back used for cutting. Examples of a wedge is knives, or an axe. The effort is the flat part of the axe, and the load is the peice of wood it is chopping.

For my screw i drew a screw going into a piece of wood. A screw is an inclined plane wrapped around a cyllendar. Causes a small rotational to large driving force. Examples of this are drills, cork screw, and a screw itself. The effort on a screw is a srcrew. The load is the piece of wood that the screw is being drilled into.

Levers, Wheel and Axle, Pulley

My pulley was of a flag pole. A pulley is used to change direction of a force. A pullley is a wheel atached to support with a rope. The fulcrum on my pully is the center or the wheel on the flag pull. The load is the American flag. The effort is the person raising or lowering the flag.

For my lever i did a teeter-totter with two kids on it. A lever is used to increase speed and also increase forcce (pry). The fulcrum in my lever is the bars in the middle holding it up. The load is the person that is the lower side of the teeter-totter, and the effort is the child on the other end that is on the higher end.

My wheel and axle I drew a car but the wheel and axle is the wheels on the tire. Wheel and axles' are to make things easier. The fulcrum is the very center of the tire the axle is the rim part and the wheel part is the outer part of the tire.

Blog #2 stem project runway!

For my project i did a necklace and a braclette. I used coper wire for the chains, beads, and nuts, bolts and springs to decorate it. I spray painted feathers blue and purple and sparkly to also add to my necklace. I saw the springs and stuff and instantley new i wantd to do a necklac and the braclette just kind of came with it. My accessories have simple machines you would find every day around your house. The simple mchine on these accessories is a screw Screws are used for keeping things together, without screws you couldn't use doors. You could find srews anywhere on a daily basis. You could find them on items such as on a door hinge, or in your dad' toolbox if he is a handy man. My color theme was purlpe and blue.

Ken's! :) autobiography

Hey, I'm Kenadie I play three sports. They are volleyball, basketball, and softball. My favorite is softball. I have three siblings and a dog. I love animals one of my favorite animals are horses. My facorite restaraunt is Golden Coral.