VOCABULARY

  • block and tackle
  • boiler
  • connecting rod
  • crank
  • effort
  • energy
  • first class lever
  • fulcrum
  • gears
  • gravity
  • inclined plane
  • inlet valve
  • input force
  • lever
  • load
  • mechanical advantage
  • output force
  • outlet valve
  • pendulum
  • piston
  • power
  • pulley, fixed pulley
  • movable pulley
  • resistance
  • screw
  • second class lever
  • steam engine
  • third class lever
  • wedge
  • wheel and axle
  • Work = Force x Distance

Lesson Plans