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Simple machines have few or no moving
parts. Some examples are:
pulley, inclined plane, screw, wheel,
wedge and lever.
It is a rigid bar
with a support
called fulcrum.
It moves objects
up or down.
It uses a wheel
and a rope to
lift or lower an
object.
We use a wedge to cut
objects
It holds things
together or lifts
objects.
It turns around an axle. We
use it to lift or move an
object.
Complex machines are made up of a number
of simples machines working together.
Complex machines use energy to work. This
can come from : people, electricity or fuels.
We use complex machines everyday.
Complex machines are everywhere.
Some examples are: washing machines,
cookers and calculators.
Which energy do they use?
They use electrical energy and some use
batteries. Some use solar energy.
Some examples
are: cars, buses,
lorries, bikes,
etc.
Which energy
do they use?
They use fuels
like petrol or
diesel but bikes
use kinetic
energy.
What do we use them for?

We use robots to make mass-produced
products.
What are the advantages of robots?
Robots can be quicker than us and they
can do all the dangerous jobs for us.
A bicycle is a complex machine that needs our kinetic energy to work.
We push the pedals with our feet, and when the pedals turn around, the
wheels of the bicycle turn around, too.
It is made up of several simple machines:
Levers, wheels, pulley and a chain.
The handlebars are levers

gear controls
brake levers

The brakes are levers

The gears
are pulleys

tyre

The pedals are levers

back wheel

front wheel
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