imagine yourself as a mechanical engineer creat your own toy using simple machines . also , discuss about its working
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Explanation:
Simple machines make work easier by multiplying, reducing, or changing the direction of a force. There are six different types of simple machines, including ramps, levers, and gears.
Simple Machines Science Projects
Make a Lever
A lever is a type of simple machine. You can make one and experiment with how moving the pivot point, or fulcrum, changes the way the lever can lift things.
What You Need:
A sturdy wooden ruler, piece of foam board, or thin piece of wood (we used a 24” piece of basswood, which can be purchased at a craft store)
A large binder clip
Weights or variety of objects (or small paper cups and pennies to use as weights)
What You Do:
Remove metal clips
1. Remove the metal clips from the base of the binder clip by squeezing the sides together and fitting the ends through the groove.
Position the wood on the fulcrum.
2. Set the lever (ruler, foam board, or wood) over the binder clip. Position it near the middle so that the board is balanced. The binder clip is called the fulcrum, which gives your lever a pivot point.
3. Place a weight on one end and note what happens to each end of the lever.
Move the fulcrum closer to the weighted end.
4. Move the fulcrum (binder clip) closer to the end with the weight.
Place another weight; adjust fulcrum.
5. Place a lighter weight or object on the other end. If nothing happens, adjust the position of the binder clip (fulcrum) until the heavier end is raised up.
6. You have just made a lever and used it to lift a heavy object with a lighter one!
7. You can experiment more by moving the fulcrum and changing the placement of the weights.