The document provides examples of simple machines found around the home, grouped by machine type. It lists gears in clocks and watches, inclined planes in fans and stairs, levers in light switches and faucets, pulleys in shoe laces and blinds, screws in light bulbs and bolts, wedges in push pins and knives, and wheels and axles in skateboards and toy cars. It also gives drills and can openers as examples of compound machines containing multiple simple machine parts. All the examples are of simple machines commonly found in and around the home.