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WHEEL and AXLE. BY: Isabel, JP, and Victoria . Examples: . Car Roller Skates Wagons Door knobs Gears in watches, clocks, and Bicycles Etc… . Vocabulary Meaning: .
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WHEEL and AXLE BY: Isabel, JP, and Victoria
Examples: • Car • Roller Skates • Wagons • Door knobs • Gears in watches, clocks, and Bicycles • Etc…
Vocabulary Meaning: • A simple machine consisting, in its typical form, of a cylindrical drum to which a wheel concentric with the drum is firmly fastened: ropes are so applied that as one unwinds from the wheel, another rope is wound on to the drum.
History: • Wheels work in two ways: its easier to use, its creates less friction and it shortness work time. By using the axle it’s a shorter distance to turn and uses more force. They were first created in Sumeria for pottery wheels.
Questions????? • What is a wheel and axle? • How does the wheel and axle work?? • How does the wheel and axle help you do work?