machines+at+school

Try the link below to explore simple machines you would find at home:

Eggheads Simple Machine Game

The seat at lunch is a 2nd class lever. Try to turn a diagram sideways.

the effort (the force that we give to make the chair move) (top) the load (the force that it takes to recline the chair) (middle) the fulcrum (bottom of seat) is at the bottom scissors, x-pult, door-wedges, and clocks are all everyday simple machines