This website provides information on the inclined plane and the lever. You will learn what the inclined plane and the lever are, how they are the "parent machines" of all other machines, how they work and examples of machines that use them. You can click on the sections that you want to learn about. Here is what each section informs:
The Inclined Plane- Provides the definition of the inclined plane and explains its functions.The Lever- Provides the definition of the lever and explains its functions.How are they "parent machines?"- Explains why the inclined plane and the lever are the "parents machines" of all other machines.How they work?- Informs how people use the inclined plane and the lever in real life.What machines use the inclined plane?- Gives examples of the machines that use the inclined plane.What machines use the lever?- Gives examples of the machines that use the lever.
Bibliography- Citation of the the webpages and encyclopedias used for the information.
*When you finish reading the information in this website, you may try the lab activity below:
Lab Activity (A lab activity on the inclined plane.) Levers Quiz (A quiz with 13 questions on the lever.)
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Introduction
This website provides information on the inclined plane and the lever. You will learn what the inclined plane and the lever are, how they are the "parent machines" of all other machines, how they work and examples of machines that use them.
You can click on the sections that you want to learn about. Here is what each section informs:
The Inclined Plane- Provides the definition of the inclined plane and explains its functions.The Lever- Provides the definition of the lever and explains its functions.How are they "parent machines?"- Explains why the inclined plane and the lever are the "parents machines" of all other machines.How they work?- Informs how people use the inclined plane and the lever in real life.What machines use the inclined plane?- Gives examples of the machines that use the inclined plane.What machines use the lever?- Gives examples of the machines that use the lever.
Bibliography- Citation of the the webpages and encyclopedias used for the information.
*When you finish reading the information in this website, you may try the lab activity below:
Lab Activity (A lab activity on the inclined plane.)
Levers Quiz (A quiz with 13 questions on the lever.)